A CALL has gone out to consider declaring an undeveloped island off the Muharraq coast a natural heritage site.
The Muharraq Municipal Council voted yesterday to have the government look into possibly registering Halab Island, near Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Park in Hidd, as a protected site.
The 150,000sqm island that disappears during high tide is three kilometres from central Hidd and home to numerous migratory birds and fish species.
In 2014, the council thwarted a parliamentary plan to build a road to the island, arguing that it would destroy the place’s natural appeal.
The council, instead, submitted an urgent proposal to parliament suggesting a new ferry service to the island, which has since been launched from a wooden jetty in the park.
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