Qatar: The Public Works Authority — Ashghal — has awarded Egis an engineering, procurement and construction management contract to rehabilitate Al Karaana lagoon in Al Rayyan. The lagoon, spread over four square kilometres, is raising serious environmental problems.
Almost 60,000 cubic metres of untreated wastewater per day is discharged onto the site by tankers, causing contamination of the water table by infiltration, producing foul odours and creating safety risks connected with the transport of sewage. Ashghal plans to remove the lagoon and overhaul the site, in continuance of measures taken so far to mitigate its environmental impact.
Egis will identify and qualify the water and sludge to appreciate contamination of the water table and remove waste for treatment processes. It will mobilise its engineering capabilities for 23 months to reduce the environmental impact of the site to a minimum and redevelop and convert it for new purposes in accordance with its sustainable development commitments. The Peninsula
