Municipalities intensify efforts in preparation for Eid Al Adha

Published: 01 June 2025

 Qatar News Agency

Doha

In preparation for the upcom­ing Eid Al Adha holiday, sev­eral municipalities across Qatar announced intensified efforts to ensure public safety, hygiene, and food security.

These efforts include compre­hensive inspection and moni­toring campaigns targeting food establishments, enhanced sanitation and public health ser­vices, and the provision of safe and welcoming public spaces and recreational areas expected to attract significant crowds during the holiday.

In Doha, the Health Control Section of the Municipal Con­trol Department at the Ministry of Municipality launched daily morning and evening inspection campaigns that will continue throughout the Eid holiday. These campaigns are designed to strengthen oversight of food safety standards and validity.

The initiative includes 14 field campaigns and approximately 10,000 inspection visits covering a wide range of food establish­ments. It also involves the col­lection of 250 food samples for laboratory analysis.

Key inspection targets in­clude traditional food restau­rants, butcher shops, live poul­try suppliers, food production and distribution companies, restaurants, hotels, and shops selling fruits, vegetables, sweets, and nuts.

The campaign also extends to food outlets in public areas such as parks, beaches, and popular tourist destinations, including Souq Waqif, Msheireb, Katara, and The Pearl.

The campaign also includes inspections of women’s salons, barbershops, and laundries, with instructions given to workers and consumers to raise awareness of proper hygiene practices.

Al Wakrah also initiated an inspection and awareness cam­paign focused on traditional food restaurants to ensure com­pliance with health standards and to educate workers on prop­er food handling procedures as part of its Eid preparations.

Municipalities such as Umm Salal, Al Khor, Al Thakhira, and Al Daayen organized com­prehensive operational plans for Eid Al Adha. These include enhancing the readiness of sani­tation teams to operate around the clock, intensifying cleaning efforts in residential neighbor­hoods, markets, and high-traffic areas, and organizing tradi­tional markets and livestock markets.