Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) is a service Ministry directly related to the general public, in order to meet the many requirements of their daily life, and contribute through its subsidiary departments, municipalities and centres, to the rapid development of the State of Qatar. Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning: - Preparation of urban plans at the State level, and Supervising its implementation in coordination with the concerned authorities. - Land surveying and subdivisions. - Preparation of cad-astral maps of the State of Qatar. - Management of State properties. - Provision & Allocation of lands for the needs of government authorities. - Reviewing the recommendations of the Central Municipal Council and taking relevant adequate decisions. - Land expropriation & temporary Land Acquisition for the public interest. - Suggestion and implementation of municipal projects including buildings, gardens, parks and landscaping plantations, besides monitoring buildings construction and buildings control. - Preparation and implementation of systems and programs for public cleansing, and - Supervising the practice of engineering professions, and the cemeteries, and providing honouring tributes to the deceased. Environmental affairs: - Environmental Protection and maintaining the natural balance through a comprehensive and sustainable development for the benefit of future generations, which is achieved through the development of wildlife and preparation of laws and appropriate solutions for all environmental issues and follow up its implementation. - Training the Qatari cadres on how to make the environmental protection a reality, as well as fostering attention to environmental awareness. - Coordinating the efforts of all government bodies and non-government organisations to protect the environment and cooperate with the countries of the region and internationally, through ratification of environmental conventions and protocols.