(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has launched an awareness campaign for the precautions to be followed in the rainy season, aiming to educate citizens and residents about the most important preparedness procedures through a bilingual short video and posters.
The video includes precautionary guidelines that can be implemented to protect different buildings, properties and homes prior to rain precipitation and other important procedures to be followed during rainfall to avoid damage caused by accumulated water in some places. These awareness materials are launched by Ashghal to raise the level of awareness about the requirements needed for the prevention and protection from the negative effects that rain may cause.
The correct behaviour of individuals would be a great support to the efforts of the authority and various governmental entities in protecting lives and properties, while following those precautionary steps help prepare citizens and residents to welcome Qatar's rains without the occurrence of any damages.
The awareness campaign is divided into two parts: Precautionary procedures before precipitation and during. The prior actions include protection of buildings in general, in which the main points include the detection of glass ceilings condition, examining the roof insulation layer, and maintenance of the damaged ones, in addition to checking windows rubber joints and changing them in case of corrosion. Precaution steps also include the inspection of all air conditioning and electricity outlets and maintenance of damaged ones to ensure that rainwater does not enter the building.
Ashghal also recommends that rainwater drainage systems be periodically inspected and the lifting pumps to be ready in the basements before the rainy season. This is in addition to making sure that there are barriers preventing rain from entering through the doors, especially if the building is at the same level as the street. This is in addition to the installation and repair of waterproofing and insulation layers to ensure that rainwater does not leak into the ground floors and the basement.
The video and posters also addressed some warnings, such as opening manholes during rains, which could endanger the lives of others and cause sewerage to clog. The awareness materials also drew attention to the need for road users to adhere to traffic guidelines and to reduce their speed during the rain, and be careful while driving through tunnels and bridges, in addition to avoiding the use of non-vehicular roads or tunnels.
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