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Jumeirah beaches must be sewage free
The tankers which clean out thousands of cess pits around Dubai are supposed to take the sewage to be treated in the city's sewage plants in Awir and Jebel Ali.
- Gulf News
- Published: 23:32 September 26, 2008
The tankers which clean out thousands of cess pits around Dubai are supposed to take the sewage to be treated in the city's sewage plants in Awir and Jebel Ali. But the vast queues of tankers at these inadequate plants force the drivers to wait for many hours.
As a result they chose to dump the sewage in the road system's storm drains. This then oozes out through the drainage system (which is only supposed to handle sudden rain water) and emerges into the sea.
As a result, raw sewage is washing up on beaches in Jumeirah and beyond. It is a serious danger to people's health, with germs having already been detected in the water used by thousands of people innocently enjoying the magnificent beaches of Dubai's coast.
Blocking the drains is not the answer. Stopping the dumping is imperative, particularly as the tourist season is about to start.
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