Schools urged to make prior booking for visiting public parks in Dubai

The Public Parks and Horticulture Department of Dubai Municipality called upon all the schools in the country on the necessity for prior coordination with the Department in the event of their school visits to the major parks in Dubai.

Ahmed AbdulKarim, Director of Public Parks and Horticulture Department said advance request for access to the public parks will help in reducing the problem of overcrowding of schools in the park as well as in organizing the visits by separating the schools for girls and boys, in addition to organizing the services provided by the parks such as restaurants, booking some games and providing security and safety of children along with those who accompany them.

He called upon the schools to apply in advance when they want to visit the public parks. For more information they can call the Municipality Contact Centre on the toll-free number 800900.

DM conducts maintenance and sterilization of school water tanks

The General Maintenance Department of Dubai Municipality has completed the first phase of the project for maintenance, cleaning and sterilization of drinking water tanks in the government schools in the emirate of Dubai at a cost of Dhs2.1 million.
Eng. Juma Al Fuqae, Director of General Maintenance Department said the policy adopted by the Municipality in this field is to ensure constant and quick support for conducting educational activities and creating a safe environment that can be enjoyed by the students of the schools that complies with the public health and safety regulations.
He said the department assigned one of the companies specialised in conducting maintenance, cleaning and sterilization of drinking water tanks in government schools.
"This is a new initiative from the Municipality to meet the requirements of educational institutions of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, which is considered to be a strategic partner of the General Maintenance Department in its annual projects for maintenance and renovation of government schools," said Fuqae.
He said the project includes carrying out maintenance of tanks, sterilization and cleaning water tanks three times in an academic year by conducting laboratory analysis of the water or each tank in a laboratory approved by the Municipality in order to ensure the safety of work and its compliance with the standard specifications and safety and security regulations in addition to changing water filters of the cooler every month.
The General Maintenance Department has now started implementing the second phase of the project. It is worth mention that all the works are done under direct supervision of the engineers of the Department. The materials used in the project are also in compliance with the standard specifications.