• The Traffic Department is monitoring motorists who are driving through parking lines on the right side of the road.
• People are appreciating the efforts of the Health Department and the Municipality for continuous monitoring of restaurants in the country, to check hygiene and quality of food.
• There is a discussion about small and medium enterprises in Industrial Area and the availability of plots for companies. Some say it’s very difficult to get plots for companies in Industrial Area.
• People are happy with Qatar Airways special offers for New Year but they are asking why the same wasn’t done for the Eid holidays.
• Aspire Street that leads to Villaggio and Aspire Academy has become a hub for those wanting to sell used cars. The side roads are being used as display areas for cars that are up for sale.
• There is discussion about Um Al Fae area, where the garbage dumping ground is located. Garbage dumping in the area poses environmental and health problems and therefore must be reevaluated, some residents say.
• There is an increasing number of ads for teachers to give private tuitions. These ads appear in shopping complexes, compounds and newspapers. Private tuitions (business without licence) have become a career for many unemployed people or those who want to earn more money.
• The parking area in front of the Ministry of Justice is overcrowded and very narrow. This makes it hard for those visiting and working there.
• There are complaints about construction of roads and how construction companies leave the work half-way or don’t finish them on time causing trouble to motorists.
• A project for setting up centres for the elderly, called Al Majlis (more like clubs), in different parts of the city is yet to be started, even though it was planned more than two years ago.
