DOHA: Think twice before tossing waste out of your car on the road or any area not meant for trash. You may not be able to renew the road permit of your car until you pay the fine of QR1,000 stipulated for this offence, warns a senior official of the Doha Municipality.
If the civic inspectors detect people throwing waste from their cars on the street or at another public place, they would capture it in their camera and forward it to the Traffic Department. The inspector would also impose a fine of QR1,000 as stipulated by public hygiene law No 8 of 1974.
The owner of the car would not be able to renew the road permit until he settles the issue with the municipal authorities by paying the fine.
This was disclosed by Ali Nasser Al Hajri, head of the public monitoring section of Doha Municipality at a press conference on Sunday held on the sidelines of an interactive session with the public, a local Arabic daily reported yesterday.
The programme titled “open meeting with the official” was organised by the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning to promote communication between public and the ministry.
Al Hajri said that throwing waste from cars is the most common violation of the public hygiene law.
The law has stipulated a fine of QR5,000 for dumping waste in public places like roads or beaches. Another violation that could invite an equal amount of fine is urinating in public or private places not meant for the purpose. Leaving waste bags in front of houses is punishable with a fine of QR100.
If the violator fails to pay the fine, the case could be referred to the Public Prosecution for further legal procedures and the person could face imprisonment up to one month and fines of QR500 to QR10,000 or both.
Last year, the Doha Municipality detected 9,000 violations of laws governing advertisement, street vendors and public hygiene violations.
The number of abandoned cars caught during inspections had fallen from over 20,000 in 2013 to 8,500 in 2014 due to the intensive campaign of the Ministry in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior.
During another campaign in Industrial Area, 17 violations of the public hygiene law were detected. The Peninsula
