On October 24 2023, The municipality of Kuwait launched its much-awaited campaign to aware the general public on the importance of the spring camps. This year, the spring camps will be held under the theme of “The camp is for you, and the righteousness is for your family; preserve it.”
The spring camp of this session will go on from 15 November 2023 to 15 March 2024. Muhammad Al-Mutairi, public relations officer and the official spokesperson of the Kuwait municipality states that the aim of these camps is to make citizens educated and aware of various aspects of the spring camps.
People will get a chance to know about the places where camping is permitted. By aquiring the information on the authorised camping sites, people will find it easy to save their precious time.
He also said that, officially, fifteen sites have been identified. Among them, eight sites are in the northern mainland, and the rest of the seven are situated in the Southern region. He emphasised that camping is not allowed outside these 15 authorised sites.
Al-Mutairi also clarifies that citizens need to know the steps for a reservation to book their camping slots. Interested people can get information regarding licences through a QR code from the official website of the municipality. They need to pay a fee of 50 dinars and secure 100 dinars for the issuance of the temporary licences, which they need to place at a prominent place in the camp.
He further added that this campaign will also focus on publishing awareness advertisements (outdoor) on streets and roads. In this way, people will get the chance to know the importance of maintaining the cleanliness of camping sites and not damaging the wildlife and the environment.
He also mentioned specifically that so far, 183 advertisements have been installed in different governates, Out of 183, 17 are in Al-Jahra Governate, 22 in Mubarak Al-Kabeer, 24 in Farwaniya, 32 in Al-Ahmadi, 42 in the Capital city and 46 in Hawalli.