Thursday, March 30, 2006

Ministry sets up hotline for mosques maintenance

DOHA: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has set up a new telephonic system to receive applications for maintenance of mosques.

This was announced at a press conference at the Ministry attended by Abdullah Al Medihiki, head of the maintenance section and Saeed Hadi Al Mirri, head of the information section at the Ministry.

The new system has been launched as a part of Qatar government's move towards total e-governance.

The Ministry's moves are being spearheaded by H E Faisal bin Abdulla Al Mahmoud, the Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.

The new system will enable the Ministry to know the location and ways to contact imams and muezzins.

They will be able to narrate their requirements towards maintenance through the dedicated line. Their needs will be recorded and a team duly dispatched to do the relevant work.

Training session have taken place on how to make use of the system and a booklet issued as well.

The Ministry receives between 100-120 applications a day for maintenance work, which may include repairing of microphones, sanitation and air-conditioning.

There are at last count, 1,300 mosques in Qatar.

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