Ras Al Khaimah Civilian launches an initiative to confine and fill abandoned wells in open areas

The Department of Civil Defense in Ras Al Khaimah launched an initiative to confine and fill abandoned and open wells in open areas and places at the emirate level, in cooperation with the competent authorities, in order to preserve public safety and to avoid any fall accidents.

The Director of the Civil Defense Department in Ras Al Khaimah, Brigadier General Muhammad Abdullah Al Zaabi, chaired an internal meeting with department heads and branch managers to discuss this initiative and outline it in preparation for the inventory of abandoned wells in open areas in various regions of Ras Al Khaimah in preparation for the start of filling them. The administration also held a meeting with the authorities The concerned party includes the General Command of Ras Al Khaimah Police, the National Crisis and Disasters Authority, the Municipality Department and the Public Services Department, in addition to the Environment Protection and Development Authority.

Al Zaabi pointed out that the launch of the initiative is part of the efforts of the Civil Defense Department in Ras Al Khaimah to preserve the safety of the people, including citizens, residents and visitors, from the risk of falling into wells, and to preserve the general aesthetic appearance of the emirate and the cleanliness of the environment and public health, because wells may be a shelter for reptiles, rodents and others, adding that During the meeting, coordination with the competent authorities took place to draw up broad lines to begin the process of locating abandoned wells and working to fill them.

He stated that the initiative is limited to open and abandoned wells in open areas, unlike wells located in farms and closed areas, which are the responsibility of their owners, calling on the people to cooperate with this initiative by reporting the locations of exposed wells in open areas because of this role in saving time and effort. The speed of completion of work and goals set.

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