Expansion of agricultural production projects Agriculture and Food

A source familiar with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment said that the ministry is working hard with the relevant authorities to implement the target set by the National Development Strategy 2018-2022 on establishing a green belt around the city of Doha and its environs by 2022, stressing that the municipal authorities are keen to reach this goal through Sustainable Strategy of the Ministry within the specified timeframe. He pointed out that the new urban plan has addressed this strategic objective through the implementation of regulations for the implementation of the planning and design requirements of the Green Belt region to ensure the safe and optimal growth of this new region in accordance with pre-set targets that serve the objectives of sustainable development of the state. Al-Sharq asserted that the establishment of the Green Belt Zone aims to control the indiscriminate urbanization through the creation of a buffer zone of rural land between the corridor of facilities and infrastructure and the limits of the urban growth of the city of Doha. He stressed that the urban plan clearly defined the use of land within the Green Belt area, pointing out that the focus on agricultural expansion projects did not eliminate the need to provide open areas and other recreational activities with low environmental impact and also determine the nature of national projects that can In this area, stressing the prevention of urban uses in the Green Belt area. He pointed out that the urban plan will stop the urban development processes at the borders of the Green Belt region, pointing out that this would create a clear physical and visual change in the built-up areas of existing cities towards the extension of the desert lands. He explained that the urban plan allows the establishment of NPFS projects in addition to some rural uses such as crop cultivation, horticulture, nursery and livestock farming, intensive animal production and livestock farms as well as primary production activities within the Green Belt area. He stressed that the Urban Plan had set out a set of requirements to avoid or mitigate the negative effects of the allowable rural activities, stressing the need to protect important natural features, landscapes and environmental resources from negative impacts by developing a range of appropriate land management measures.

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Expansion of agricultural production projects

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Al-Omraniya highlighted the need to establish livestock production projects and operations on large enough areas, indicating that the aim is to isolate and separate the unpleasant odors emanating from these activities within the boundaries of the area from the uses of neighboring lands. On the disposal methods, he explained that the method of disposal of solid and liquid waste resulting from the activities of farms and primary industries will be appropriate. With regard to the permitted area of ​​the Green Belt area, it was stated that the Urban Plan identifies the permitted land uses, which include rural activities and those related to the achievement of the national food security program and important national projects. Temporary housing may also be allowed in the form of residential facilities built for this purpose on the basis of the use of a project in the appropriate locations which correspond to the planning of the site and the requirements of the facilities contained in the planning requirements for housing workers under the Ministry of Municipality and Environment. The source explained to the أن that the urban plan limited the use of land allowed in the Green Belt area in the establishment of important national projects adopted. The activities include the establishment of health quarantines, wildlife sites, R & D centers linked to the national food security framework, including solar, wind, fuel and solar plants, and any permitted activity involving single or multiple buildings that exceed the total area of To build by GFA 10 thousand square meters В «. The source stressed that any development of these permitted uses must fall within the range of 1 km of the coastline except the municipality of Doha. The source said that the urban plan also sets out the executive regulations for the planning and design requirements of the Green Belt area, specifying the residential units for families in this area with one unit per farm. The East has obtained a copy of the planning and design requirements for buildings in the Green Belt area, which stipulated that the area of ​​the farm workers' housing should not exceed 1000 square meters and 10 square meters per worker, at sites with a minimum area of ​​10 hectares. As for the height of buildings and installations, the requirements indicated that the height of all buildings up to 15 meters apart from the single, where the height is reduced to only 7 meters, the height of the fences by 3 meters. And the percentage of area covered by the construction, and requires that the coverage rate for all buildings up to 15% maximum, while this ratio to 35% in the case of a single. On the building's backpacks, the requirements stipulate that the building rebounds are at least 10 meters apart from the animal husbandry farms, while up to 200 meters for the housing units, including farm workers' accommodation units, from a nearby site or part of a nearby animal breeding site. Up to 30 meters for all farm workers and annex buildings, except for buildings used in animal husbandry. The requirements prohibit the existence of any building or part of the site used for raising livestock within 60 meters of any side rebound area, 200 meters from any housing unit, This is the workers' units 200 meters from any side bouncing area if the site is located next to residential areas, mixed use areas, community service areas and facilities, open and recreational areas, sports areas, environmental protection zones and up to 600 meters for any building or part of the site used for breeding Poultry in the case of the site b R those residential areas. With regard to parking, the requirements indicated that parking spaces must be in compliance with the requirements of the parking parking requirements or in accordance with the guidelines of the respective ministries.