Rains rejuvenate wild lawns across Qatar

The rainy season has given new life to the wild lawns across the country, making them full of lush green grass with their trees getting rejuvenated, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported. The amazing scenery has also given rise to renewed calls for promoting these areas as eco-tourism destinations for both residents and the visitors.
Saleh al-Marri said that the rainfall Qatar has enjoyed over the past weeks has given a new life to the wild lawns across the country, even some of the areas that used to be barren desert are now covered with green grass. But, he said that some visitors to these places are so careless and leave behind garbage and waste materials. "These are natural open places and should be protected," he said, while observing that it is highly challenging for the entities concerned to send cleaning teams on a regular basis. Al-Marri stressed that more awareness campaigns should be launched to urge people to maintain the cleanliness of such environments while enjoying them. Saleh al-Azba pointed out that these natural lawns are different from the public parks and gardens, which make them unique. He suggested that the entities concerned should make short documentaries on the various lawns across the country and post them online with directions to reach the locations.