The Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa), represented by its National Program for Conservation and Energy Efficiency (Tarsheed), opened yesterday a three-day event to promote sustainability at its iconic Kahramaa Awareness Park (KAP) under Qatar-India 2019 Year of Culture, an ongoing cultural exchange programme between the two countries.
The event, which was inaugurated by Ambassador of India to Qatar, P Kumaran, and Kahramaa’s Conservation and Energy Efficiency Department’s Manager, Eng. Abdul Azeez Al Hammadi, is exclusively focused on the sustainable culture for sustainable development.
A large number of students from several Indian schools, Indian community members, senior functionaries of Kahramaa and Indian Embassy were present on the occasion and enjoyed the deep cultural relationship and historical-cultural values of two important nations of the world.
School students presented several activities at the venue, reflecting cultural beauties of Qatar and India together and laudable conservation awareness. Students also participated in several activities to learn the values of environment, conservation and energy efficiency. Few specific games conveyed the apparent message of using LED bulbs to save energy for the future.
The event aims at conveying Qatar’s conservation and energy efficiency messages to the expatriate communities of India to protect the precious environment for the better living and let them know how Kahramaa is stepping up to achieve Qatar National Vision 2030.
Sodeifi, the beloved mascot of the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup was the centre of attraction at the event. Several famous Indian eateries and brands have set up stalls at the venue to let visitors enjoy and know about Indian cuisines. The three- day event, which concludes on November 22, is expected to attract a huge number of visitors.
The Ambassador of India to Qatar, P. Kumaran, said: “Government of Qatar and Kahramaa are taking the initiative to promote the culture of sustainability among the various communities in Qatar and as the largest expatriate community living in Qatar, it is important that the Indian community also be involved in this programme and contribute in as positive a way, as substantive away as possible.”
Kahramaa’s Conservation and Energy Efficiency Manager, Eng. Abdul Aziz Al Hammadi, said that organising such event on sustainability which is a core idea of Qatar for Qatar National Vision 2030 to reduce the CO2 emission, to increase the efficiency and to save the resources, reflects our commitments for the cause.
Head of Community Awareness & Development at Kahramaa’s Conservation and Energy Efficiency Department, Fatima Said Al Mesnad, said through highlighting sustainable culture, Kahramaa wants to raise public awareness of sustainability and to keep Qatar Green.
Kahramaa’s General Services Department Manager, Eng. Abdulla Mohsin Al Wahedi, said that Kahramaa is making all the efforts to protect the environment and Qatar’s natural resources for better living and to help in achieving Qatar National Vision 2030.
