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Ashghal ends up leaving people confused

Published: 18 Oct 2012 - 02:46 am | Last Updated: 07 Feb 2022 - 03:06 am

 

 

Cooperation of the public and those benefitting from the service and the operational sectors is a civilised responsible behaviour, and essential requirement to complete the sizable national projects, and effective contribution in its success, since approximately ten years and we are living through a qualitative growing in the field of Ashghal in all parts of the state, especially related to the reform and modernization of the road network and the infrastructure, and the Qatari citizen is still supporting this project and is waiting its achievement. To express a constructive response with the concerned parties, led by Ashghal, that have been directed reassuring messaging and promises of a better tomorrow and the completion of giant projects that the homeland and the citizen profess (pride). These missionaries of hope and expectation bright future, but it seems that Ashghal reassurances and its beautiful promises are not strengthened with animated and vivid evidences on the ground! And the body ambitious relievers are no longer doing any good work with daily headaches, which turned into a chronic disease! Perhaps pledges of the recent Ashghal to transparency in dealing with mistakes and revelation the facts is suggesting an actual crisis that must be dealt with all seriousness and credibility, many of us are wondering: Why completion of bridges, the tunnels and associated facilities is delayed, then we find it that it has aggravated from the traffic congestion and caused to hinder streamline flow of traffic Instead of avoiding their causes? 
We said: we will breathe a sigh of relief release through the release through the February 22 and it was only days and the savior road that connects north and south of the country a trap for the vehicles and the drivers that it is difficult to get rid of them! Then news came one after the other of some defects in the design, and to cancel the contract with companies (global) that  did not comply with the required specifications, we forearmed (as usual) and we did not see an improvement heal our chests and hearts, showers of sky blessed water descended and we pleased with it because it came to us at (the seasonal) time and what it means to our good people, but the intersection of Shahaniya tunnel turned into dam and overfull pool, was it constructed as  dam reserves the water, or a bridge approaches distances and regulates traffic movement? Salwa Road has also a share in the “serial of Ashghal” so it has suffered scabies and surgical operations made its turnings maze needs a road map.  The delay in excavation and debris in most of the infrastructure projects is still prevailing feature intercepted our way in every direction, and this makes road users in permanent bewilderment and tense nerves, so, what can almost cut a few meters until we face those offensive tableaus before you shunt, the road is closed, laborers are working, deep excavations, Traffic is turning and converting. And we infected with squint! And without exaggeration, we can say: The excavations on the streets have reached a standard number in the neighbouring countries and others. And it became usual to excavate the street and pave it with the average of four times per year, and as if the executing companies looking for valuable latent treasure trove in the depths of the earth or that our rigid stones turned to cameo and semiprecious stones! There is no doubt that the infrastructure projects and public transportations improvement possess the largest share of the state budget, and the government is making every effort to make citizen and resident enjoy the comfort and the welfare while his touring or his moving between cities and villages of beloved Qatar, so why this wasting and this strange situation continues up to this time? And the (confused) citizen became to carry with oneself the concern of the crowd and salvation from the closures and conversions more than the concern of achieving the transactions or completing the tasks. We must not stand at a mere characterization or determination the status, but we demand practical solutions foresees future with national insight vision, and from the door of equity (justice) to say: that Authority of (works) is not alone causing this chronic crisis, but there are other factors involved and interfere in it, including those related to other partners of the municipality. Kahramaa, Qtel and traffic; but continuing confusion means weakness of coordination and lack of the monitoring and absence of integrated planning, and it may be clarified with what is more significant such as administrative and financial corruption. And over here we must have an effective role of  the authority of control and transparency in the fact-finding and to hold negligent and punish offenders, and before I conclude; I say: have it estimated to us  much as we have to be more patient (uncomplaining) and we enjoy steel nerves to accept coming abuses; especially as the remaining period on the global sporting event, represents a justification clarifies to the owners of the justifications of the officials towards more procrastination, temporization and contracting with  subcontractor companies and contractor companies, and delay of completion of the work until we confront reality emergency; as we’re creating tunnels (Metro) and the other across the sea, and was God in your help. Oh Qatari people, consequently you have to get ready for another  sufferance  with  confusion, crowd, the streets closure and the surprises expectation, and any embellishment (decoration) we choose to beautify our streets as we approach Eid Al-Adha, and to get ready for the reception and hospitality of our relatives and others from expatriates and tourists, and not out of irony (ridicule) or joke to say: we may have with them to use other means than cars. When navigating  (moving) between converged areas of the country, which made it works and distracting crisis and suffocating traffic jam perilous journey. With propaganda stuck in a trap and works incarcerated subjugated in their cars to arrive safely to their destination, and return booty-winning to their people.