tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post7914517068251228481..comments2024-03-29T11:15:55.870+04:00Comments on [MM] Muscat Mutterings: The water crisis - should the army step in?Sythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864800112417099664noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-89206049133293670592015-06-09T06:42:15.496+04:002015-06-09T06:42:15.496+04:00See! They didn't mis-manage anything and are n...See! They didn't mis-manage anything and are not to blame for this mess. <br />The fact that they didn't follow up on project deadlines and have contingency plans in place for water shortages is not their problem! <br /><br />"I do course. I manager now. I have fambilly wasta. Now I CEO." - yes….but no matter where you sit, you'll always be incompetent.<br /><br />http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/No-respite-from-water-shortage-in-Muscat-till-July-43ocAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-87900623931242402302015-06-08T14:17:17.861+04:002015-06-08T14:17:17.861+04:00Bloody Hell...
Check this article published on Mu...Bloody Hell...<br /><br />Check this article published on Muscat Daily.<br /><br /><b> RO500 for a single tanker of water </b><br /><br />http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/RO500-for-a-single-tanker-of-water-43n8#ixzz3cRXKUR5OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-11382232708232577982015-06-07T19:11:21.591+04:002015-06-07T19:11:21.591+04:00Greeting from the UK!
There must be so many compa...Greeting from the UK!<br /><br />There must be so many companies that delay investment in Oman because of stuff like this. If I was a CEO thinking of investing in a new hotel/ factory etc I'd be forgetting about Oman and moving onto the next country.<br /><br />I'm really sure Oman will be OK when the oil runs out ;)<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />ex Qurum resident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-86063627933012507692015-06-07T13:46:08.000+04:002015-06-07T13:46:08.000+04:00All the water you need is apparently on the way!
...All the water you need is apparently on the way!<br /><br />http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/io0115.gifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-80245739310832123532015-06-07T11:18:43.279+04:002015-06-07T11:18:43.279+04:00This article will have the highest number of "...This article will have the highest number of "Anonymous" commenting on it :)<br /><br />I wonder why!!!.<br /><br />I am not afraid to say this sucks and I will sigh my name :), government should step up to their responsibilities. the place seems to be run by the WTM, (Water Tanker Mafia), the crises merchants, who live on the misery of other people.<br /><br />The fact that there is no visible solution in the horizon, makes it just about time for the inevitable to happen.<br /><br />Another Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-19179857667916815442015-06-06T09:11:46.482+04:002015-06-06T09:11:46.482+04:00Best Armed forces in the region? Not even close!
...Best Armed forces in the region? Not even close!<br /><br />I don't like to sound pessimistic but the reality is, there will be more water shortages in the future, electricity problems, increased corruption etc...<br /><br />The so called Omani Renaissance didn't last too long! We've been seeing a decline in almost every field, the majority of Omanis don't even know or realize this sad fact cause they've been brain washed like sheeple with so called achievements during the past 45 years!<br /><br />WAKE UP PEOPLE! We're not progressing and things are getting worse everyday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-79887186776135195892015-06-06T07:49:04.704+04:002015-06-06T07:49:04.704+04:00We in Ghala had been facing water problem for clos...We in Ghala had been facing water problem for close to two months now. Every alternate days we get around 3-4 hours of water supply filled in by the tankers. And these tankers are charging atrociously. And on top of it, day before yesterday we got a water bill of RO 4.5 from PAEW since the tanker filled water also flows through their same meter gauge. The PAEW officials didn't bother to check the incoming water supply before charging the building residents. For the past two months no incoming water supply from PAEW at all. Will the government waive the water charges for these period or will we have to pay both the PAEW and tankers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-24448100206459729122015-06-05T19:23:21.481+04:002015-06-05T19:23:21.481+04:00Think the main point us there isn't enough wat...Think the main point us there isn't enough water. doing all of the things below achieves nothing. Get the army to build a new desalination plant..fair enough. <br /><br />The army's ability to organise logistics and prepare water distribution points and organise water tanker deliveries is something that they can do. There is more to the army than shooting things. In fact the logistics support of any decent army is a lot larger than you think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-80497328273422202272015-06-05T18:15:30.984+04:002015-06-05T18:15:30.984+04:00a filthy bottom-feeding wanker
Well said, haha<b>a filthy bottom-feeding wanker </b> <br />Well said, hahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-63047718316513076962015-06-05T08:42:37.795+04:002015-06-05T08:42:37.795+04:00We were quoted RO80 by a filthy bottom-feeding wan...We were quoted RO80 by a filthy bottom-feeding wanker to fill us up with water. We've had none for three weeks now. <br />I make no apologies for calling him that. Big sly grin on his face. He was told where to go! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-6399153370879587432015-06-04T23:37:40.633+04:002015-06-04T23:37:40.633+04:00Amendment to previous post the neighbours with 4 c...Amendment to previous post the neighbours with 4 cars that are washed daily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-30799134433970127552015-06-04T21:47:22.357+04:002015-06-04T21:47:22.357+04:00Perhaps my neighbours could refrain washing their ...Perhaps my neighbours could refrain washing their cars daily with their maid and the hose?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-63027199975535655282015-06-04T16:03:40.324+04:002015-06-04T16:03:40.324+04:00Anonymous is correct, this is simply poor planning...Anonymous is correct, this is simply poor planning by the PAEW/OPWP and the AER. Over the past few years they have increased the piping infrastructure and not provided new supply. The water is hugely subsidized and therefore wasted by expats and locals. They have built new power plants but without desalination plants IE Barka III, Sohar II. For the people in the industry we saw this coming 3 years ago but for some reason the OPWP/PAEW did not see it. Now as a knee-jerk reaction they have announced billions of investment, unfortunately this will take 2-3 years to materialize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-42754943535763427322015-06-04T14:58:25.054+04:002015-06-04T14:58:25.054+04:00madinat qaboos, Qurm 16, 29 and behind ABA also ha...madinat qaboos, Qurm 16, 29 and behind ABA also have major water shortages. ABA school was affected yesterday, they had no water. I have had no water supply properly for longer than a month. sometimes we go a stretch of three days with ZERO water supply. I am one of the lucky ones, we still get water now and then.<br /><br />we do everything we can as a family to conserve water and we are extremely careful. the most annoying thing is that the PAEP have kept so quiet about the major problems and not warned people or educated them with ideas on how to conserve water and they (PAEP) should be organising the blue water trucks to supply people at the same cost that people pay when using municipal water, not some ridiculous money-making scam to rip people off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-6815778692156915222015-06-04T14:13:02.323+04:002015-06-04T14:13:02.323+04:00The army's ability to organise logistics and p...The army's ability to organise logistics and prepare water distribution points and organise water tanker deliveries is something that they can do. There is more to the army than shooting things. In fact the logistics support of any decent army is a lot larger than you think.Sythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864800112417099664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-28962254543539520912015-06-04T13:55:55.930+04:002015-06-04T13:55:55.930+04:00Batman probably has something in his U-belt. The a...Batman probably has something in his U-belt. The army's ability to purify and supply water through pipes to homes might be a new concept to them..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-62116916644658500322015-06-04T13:51:58.340+04:002015-06-04T13:51:58.340+04:00whats the army gonna do exactly?
This is like say...whats the army gonna do exactly? <br />This is like saying Batman could probably sort it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-64294475469663589022015-06-04T12:47:18.737+04:002015-06-04T12:47:18.737+04:00A very valid point about water conservation by the...A very valid point about water conservation by the rest of us in area's that so far haven't seen any outages.<br /><br />It's not a finger pointing exercise. Everyone knows that water production capacities are not where they should be, bitching about that isn't going to make it better though.<br /><br />Yes the Majlis al Shura have had some colourful ideas, but the purpose of the Majlis al Shura is to be a voice of the people, and like them or not, they're here to stay.Sythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864800112417099664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368053937631641478.post-41698376025603863142015-06-04T12:27:55.840+04:002015-06-04T12:27:55.840+04:00Right lets ask the Majlis Al Shura they always hav...Right lets ask the Majlis Al Shura they always have great ideas...<br /><br />Ban on alcohol<br />Free water and electricity for Omanis<br />etc.<br /><br />That will get the water flowing again for sure...<br /><br />Problem is simply not enough production capacity: delivery of the new Ghubra plant is late and the old plant (which it is to replace) is falling apart, demand is growing and the wells are already producing at maximum so the water levels in the reservoirs are low and pressure is too low to reach people on the top of the hills or a long way from the reservoirs. People could help by using less water (only washing your car once a day and using a bucket not a hose for example) but until you dont have any water then it isn't a problem for you so why would you bother? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com