Panel set up to probe flooding of Salwa Road tunnels
4 April 2014Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani has set up a special committee to investigate the cause of the flooding in some tunnels on Salwa Road in Doha following heavy rains on 26 March.
The committee will study whether the waterlogging was caused by any technical defects, the Al Sharq newspaper reported.
The panel, led by Minister of Municipality and Urban Planning Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, comprises experts.
The contracting company that executed the Salwa Road project could be held responsible if any engineering defect is found, said the daily. The panel will start work immediately and an investigation report is expected to be ready in two weeks.
