Bahrain Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning said it has successfully completed maintenance projects worth BD328,600 ($858,883) for the Ministry of Education.

Building maintenance director at the ministry Huda Mirza said the maintenance of a number of government schools in the kingdom’s various governorates comes as part of the agreement with the ministry and in preparation for the new school year 2016-2017.

These are aimed at maintaining the safety of the school buildings structure, improving their internal environment, prolonging their life span, ensuring sustainability and increasing their value and competency on the operational and economic levels, explained Mirza.

The maintenance of government buildings, especially schools, falls in line with the government’s interest in maintaining school buildings in order to ensure the provision of high quality services; in line with a yearly plan aiming to maintain schools in the kingdom, she stated.

The schools which underwent maintenance included Al Noor Secondary School for Girls, Oroba Primary School for Girls, Jaw Primary School for Girls, Sitra Primary School for Girls and Somaya Primary School for Girls.

The scope of works included civil, mechanical and electrical works, in addition to internal and external painting works, revamping of toilets, fixing doors and windows, replacing electricity and water extensions and damaged health tools.

Also, the old lighting system at some schools were replaced with power-saving lighting and aluminum insulating windows were installed to save power and preserve natural resources in the kingdom.

A total of 55 other schools and buildings belonging to the Ministry of Education were maintained at the cost of BD730,317 ($1.9 million).  

Roads Projects & Maintenance director Sayyed Bader Alawi said the ministry has also revamped a number of roads in the vicinity of the maintained schools in preparation for the school year.

These include the roads surrounding Abdul Rahman Al Dakhil Intermediate School for Boys, Shaheen, Daibal and Noon Avenues in front of Al Ma’arifa Secondary School for Girls and Riffa Intermediate School for Girls, Avenue 3 in front of Hamad Town Secondary School for Boys.

Also, the construction of Road 2621 was completed along with establishment of parking spaces in front of Karzakan Primary School for Girls and Al Khalil bin Ahmed Intermediate School for Boys besides the revamp of dirt roads in Busaiteen Blocks 226 & 228- Phase 2; in front of Busaiteen Intermediate School for Girls, he added.-TradeArabia News Service