Transport Ministry working to improve air quality in public transit

  • Date: 15-Nov-2021
  • Source: Gulf Times
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Qatar
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Transport Ministry working to improve air quality in public transit



* The Ministry of Transport’s Public Bus Infrastructure Programme is one of the world’s most eco-friendly programmes

Qatar is heading steadily towards achieving the goal of shifting to renewable energy while making remarkable progress in all projects that are currently implemented to ensure environmental sustainability, HE the Minister of Transport Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti has said.

Addressing the media yesterday during the inauguration of Al Sudan bus station, he said that the ministry is working on improving air quality in all public transit means and facilities within the framework of Qatar’s National Environment and Climate Change Strategy, thus bringing us one step closer to achieving the Qatar National Vision 2030 goals.

HE al-Sulaiti noted that the Ministry of Transport’s Public Bus Infrastructure Programme is one of the world’s most eco-friendly programmes, “laying the groundwork for a full switch to a transportation system that is powered by clean, electric energy, thus backing the country’s sustainable development requirements”.

He said that five more public transit bus stations will be inaugurated before the end of the year – at Lusail, Gharrafa, the Education City, Al Wakra, and the Industrial Area.

Two more stations – the Central West Bay and Msheireb – will be inaugurated in 2022, and all