KUWAIT CITY, Oct 30: Acting Director General of Kuwait Municipality, Manal Al- Asfour, has issued a circular on the organization of spring camps for the 2024-2025 season, outlining several key guidelines, reports Al-Seyassah Daily. Among the primary requirements are upholding public morality, respecting community traditions, and avoiding any actions that could infringe on public taste. Al-Asfour directed all sectors and branches of the municipality across governorates to strictly adhere to these regulations, ensuring camps are set up only in designated locations approved by the Municipality and abide by the following specific conditions:
The applicant must be at least 21 years old.
Only one license per individual is permitted.
The maximum area allowed per license is 1,000 square meters.
A non-refundable fee of fifty dinars must be paid to the municipality.
A temporary deposit of 100 dinars is required, which can be reclaimed after the camping season, pending approval from the Environment Public Authority.
All fees and deposits are to be paid in a single transaction via (Kent), with 50 dinars retained by the municipality as fees and the remainder returned according to standard procedures.
Licenses issued by the municipality are temporary, allowing the municipality to alter or revoke the site at any time without obligation to the license holder or others and without needing to justify.
Applicants must personally inspect the site to confirm it is obstacle-free; the municipality is not liable for any third-party issues caused by the license holder.
Applicants must select their site from designated options within the electronic licensing system to avoid legal repercussions, fines, or penalties.
License holders must notify the municipality to vacate the site by the designated clearance date. However, for government agencies, ministries, public associations, and similar entities, Al-Asfour specified that each entity is allowed one camp location, limited to 5,000 square meters, with a 100-meter space between camps, and compliance with public order and traffic regulations as mandated by the Ministry of Interior. Lastly, the licensees must maintain public decency and respect societal norms when using the camp premises, ensuring no activities conflict with established customs or community standards.

Meanwhile, the Public Relations Department at Kuwait Municipality confirmed that the inspection teams in the Public Sanitation and Road Occupancy Department in Jahra Governorate have intensified their field work to maintain cleanliness and ensure that the authorized camping sites for fiscal 2024/2025 are free of any obstacles in preparation for accepting camping permit applications in mid-November, reports Al-Anba daily. Director of the department Nawaf Al-Mutairi revealed that the recent inspection campaign led to the impounding of 310 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), in addition to 10 vehicles in Mutla’a and Subiya. The Municipality urged the public to refrain from setting up camping sites before the official period, which starts on Nov 15, 2024 and ends on March 15, 2025, warning that its inspection teams will demolish any camping site set up before the specified period and strictly deal with any other violation.