Kapil,

What are the three major issues we should focus on here on Green Prophet? Problems that the global community of readers can help address in Oman?

What’s more disturbing is that construction of water-front properties like this one:

http://www.sarayaholdings.com/SubDefault.aspx?PageID=153||Node=260&LangID=2

are on the rise.

This project in particular, is going to take hog off an area with limestone mountains, nature’s purifiers. The diverse sea-life below sheer cliffs is special, and unique. But hey!! Who gives a toss 🙂

Sur. It’s a historically important port town, where till date, Dhows (boats) are built by hand. They are made of wood. Omanis have been known as pioneers in exploration, and history suggests that Sindabad was from the Sur, the traditional center for Dhow (wooden-ship building)

Much stress is given to environmental issues in Oman, and the city has so much greenery (planted and uses treated water) it’s unbelievable. Heck, where else in the Mid-East would you see wet-lands and marshes filled with herons, egrets and gulls in the middle of the city? Oman has them, and the efforts are laudable

But unless serious issues like the one which this article mentions, are looked at, all the good work is wasted.