Muscat Municipality Expand The Green Areas And Implement Parks Projects
• Weeding 200,000 m2 on Airport Road & 65,000 m2 at ShattiAl-Sarooj.
• Project implementation works of 40 gardens continue, 20 currently implement and 11 completed.
Al-Sarooj Garden Harmonizes With The Location Topography And Color Consistency
The General Directorate of Afforestation and Gardens in Muscat Municipality is currently implementing the project of afforestation and dissemination of green spaces on the Airport Road along the Sultan Qaboos Street, with an estimated total area of ??200,000 m2.
The project includes weeding of the flat green area and addition of aesthetic touches of geometric shapes of flowerbeds and flowering shrubs. It is hoped that the project will absorb about 500,000 flowers and 10,000 flowering shrubs. Upon implementation, it has been taken into account to leave enough spaces for the expected expansion of the street. Moreover, upon completion, the project will add an aesthetic dimension, deposited to the achievements of the Muscat Municipality. It is hoped to complet the project by the end of November, before the celebration of the glorious Forty-second National Day.
Green Mat At Shatti Al-Sarooj
On the other hand, the Directorate General of Afforestation and Gardens is currently implementing some enhancement projects. It ended Phase I and II to enhance the area of Shatti Al-Sarooj, stretching from Grand Hyatt Muscat Hotel to Al-Shatti Hospital, with an area of 37.500 m2 by cultivating a large area of ??green spaces with different types of roses and flowers, which add an aesthetic atmosphere to enjoy watching landscapes and relaxing in the green area along the beach.
It currently continues completing the implementation works of Phase III of this project with an area of 27.500 m2 to reach a total area of ??flat green space of weed and flowering shrubs up to 65,000 m2, approximately 1,300 m long and 50 m wide.
Implementation Of 20 Gardens
On the other hand, the Directorate General of Afforestation and Gardens is working to complete the implementation of the project 40 gardens, of which Phase I ended through implementation of 11 gardens, while work continues now to implement 20 gardens for Phase II and III, which will hopefully be completed by the end of this year. The gardens and the children`s playgrounds will include growing green spaces, trees and shrubs and Synaptic Complex to construct the walkways floors of the shelters. Also, seats, lighting posts and appropriate games, that have been carefully selected to suit all targeted age groups from 4 to 15 years, will be installed.
Moreover, hexagonal football pitches have been implemented in the parks and children`s playgrounds; 3 in Al-Seeb, 1 in Al-Amerat, and 1 in Al-Quriyat, and 3 in Bawcher.
The Showground Park
The showground is witnessing a turnout by visitors for hiking and physical sports, especially in the evening and during the weekends. Muscat Municipality implemented Development and Enhancement Project of Exhibition Road Square located between the Sultan Qaboos Street and Exhibition sub-road, with a total area of ??approximately 2.5 km and an average width of 50 m.
The project consists of an open field provided by fountains and water basins with consistent colors and geometric forms with a variety of formations of ornamental flowers and green spaces, lush trees and seasonal seedlings. The elements of landscaping and gardening are of the most essential components of the project.
The project also includes shaded lounges and seats in addition to some hiking sites that give the place an aesthetic profile besides enlightening the side arena with harmonious lights that consider the privacy of the site and give a wonderful and mixed reflection together with the spaciousness of the place.
In pursuit of Muscat Municipality to promote health awareness and sports exercise, the project includes long tiled corridors for walking as well as providing sports equipment to do some physical activities, distributed to various spots throughout the park. The project also includes the establishment of wide car parks, with creating streams and solutions to the segments of the valleys were taken into account within the project.
Al-Sarooj Garden
The municipality finished implementation of Al-Sarooj garden project which lies on the Heights of the Media City next to the Times of Oman Newspaper building with an area of 13,000 m2. The garden includes footpaths, shelters and children`s playgrounds, in addition to planting trees and flowers, and other facilities and services. The location topography and degraded levels were taken advantage of, making it an artistic painting
Fraud Sophistication
Also, large amounts of vegetables and fruit were destroyed, through coordination between the municipality and market corporations, due to the commodities lack of validity for human consumption, because of the apparent decomposition from the source. These are estimated by 66 tons; the most prominent categories are mangoes by 22 tons, chilies by 22 tons, tomatoes by 9 tons, mandarins by 6 tons, potatoes by 5 tons and watermelons by 2 tons.
Fraud amounts have been destroyed, which is mostly represented in the ways of packaging these rotten vegetables and fruit by placing them in the bottom, while the good ones above, or by not putting the label that describes the specification of the number, the country and the type of product. Also, fraud happens through re-packaging and selling onions or potatoes as imported from foreign countries, while they are not.