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Shafaq News
06-04-2025
- Business
- Shafaq News
Iraq completes GPS system for 28,000 fuel tankers
Shafaq News/ Iraq's Oil Products Distribution Company completed a nationwide project to link more than 28,000 government and private fuel tankers to a GPRS-based tracking system, the company announced on Sunday. The Director General Hussein Aboud explained that the system enables electronic and security oversight of fuel tanker movements around the clock, significantly reducing smuggling and unauthorized trade, noting that the system is connected to a centralized data center, allowing authorities to review movement records and stoppages as needed. Earlier, the head of the company's inspection authority Alaa Adnan stated that the company 'is committed to adopting modern technologies in oversight operations, adding that the GPRS system is already yielding positive results in limiting manipulation and ensuring fuel reaches legitimate recipients. Notably, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) refers to a wireless communication technology that enables real-time data transmission and tracking. It is often used for monitoring the movement and location of oil tankers, ensuring efficient logistics and security.
Daily Tribune
03-03-2025
- General
- Daily Tribune
Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture Calls on Groundwater Well Owners to Update Their Data and Replace Existing Meters with Electromagnetic Meters
The Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture has called on all owners of groundwater wells, including individuals and public and private institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain, to update their data and replace their current water meters with electromagnetic meters equipped with General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology. These meters are approved by the Department of Local Agricultural Production and aim to regulate groundwater resources and protect them from depletion. In this regard, Engineer Asim Abdul Latif Abdullah, Undersecretary for Agriculture and Livestock Affairs at the Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture, emphasized the continued efforts to improve water management efficiency and enhance the use of water resources to ensure their sustainability. He stated that the update of groundwater well data and the replacement of current meters is aimed at ensuring up-to-date information to strengthen communication between the ministry and well owners. It will also secure high accuracy in measuring water consumption and provide real-time and comprehensive data. Moreover, this initiative supports compliance with laws regulating water usage to ensure the sustainable use of resources. The Undersecretary for Agriculture and Livestock Affairs urged all groundwater well owners to update their data by visiting the ministry's website at or by visiting the Agricultural Production Department in Hoorat Ali before Sunday, June 1, 2025. Additionally, they must replace their current water meters with electromagnetic meters equipped with GPRS technology, approved by the Department of Local Agricultural Production, no later than Monday, September 1, 2025. These electromagnetic meters, which are equipped with GPRS, offer high accuracy in measuring water consumption, as well as the ability to provide real-time and comprehensive data that will contribute to the efficient management of water resources.
