Recurring odours in Tubli Bay have once again placed the environmentally-sensitive area under the public spotlight, prompting the government to outline wide-ranging measures aimed at restoring water quality and ecological balance.
Officials have insisted the situation is being actively managed and have dismissed claims of a ‘red tide’, assuring residents that no such phenomenon has been detected.
The assurances came in a detailed response to a parliamentary question submitted by Strategic Thinking Bloc spokesman MP Khalid Bu Onk, with Oil and Environment Minister and Special Envoy for Climate Affairs Dr Mohammed Bin Daina setting out the causes of the odours and the steps being taken to prevent their recurrence.
“Tubli Bay is one of Bahrain’s environmental sites of national importance,” Dr Bin Daina said. “Over the past decades, it has been subjected to cumulative environmental pressures that have affected water quality and ecological balance. These challenges are being addressed through a comprehensive and integrated environmental approach.”
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