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Livestock pens in residential areas removed

RAS AL KHAIMAH — The Ras Al Khaimah Municipality has ordered the removal of seven animal enclosures in residential areas, as part of a drive for environmental protection and beautification of the emirate.

“These corals mar the city’s beauty and pose a serious health hazard to the public,” a municipal official told Khaleej Times on condition of anonymity.

He said the civic body has received a number of complaints from the residents that these enclosures produce a foul smell and their owners dump the garbage generated in the street. Some people have been building enclosures next to houses to keep their domestic animals like horses, goats and cows, disregarding public safety and health requirements.

“We are conducting a survey to get the real number and locations of the said enclosures so as to remove all of them,” he said.

The municipality, in cooperation with the Public Works Department, recently conducted a drive against dumping of domestic and industrial waste in streets and open areas.

The civic body impounded the labour cards of more than 50 truck drivers and labourers of construction companies after they were found dumping construction waste in areas not meant for that.