Within the framework of national efforts aimed at improving the real estate sector and supporting urban development, the Survey and Land Registration Bureau, in coordination with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, organized a workshop entitled “Mechanism for Receiving As-Built Maps in the Benayat System,” with the aim of familiarizing engineering offices with the approved standards and specifications for preparing new existing construction maps, and unifying the methodology for drawing them among all offices to ensure the highest levels of quality and accuracy, in a way that contributes to preserving the rights of citizens without charging them any additional fees.
In his speech during the workshop, Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, stressed the importance of “As-Built Maps” in providing accurate data that reflects the urban reality in the Kingdom of Bahrain, pointing out that adopting these maps in accordance with approved standards contributes to strengthening urban planning efforts, facilitating the delivery of services, and enabling concerned authorities to follow up on urban projects and monitor expansion and reconstruction trends.
For his part, Engineer Naji Sabt, Director General of the General Department of Survey at the Survey and Land Registration Bureau, confirmed that this initiative comes within the priorities of the agency’s strategic executive plan concerned with developing a reliable national data system, encouraging at the same time engineering offices to use cadastral devices and modern technology to achieve the best results for all parties.
In turn, Engineer Mohammed Al-Marbati, Head of Geospatial Data Survey Operations at the device, gave a presentation on the latest developments in the mechanism for receiving existing building maps in the Benayat system. He also reviewed the guide to the new specifications and standards and their significant impact on matching designs with implementation, stressing the importance of comprehensiveness and accuracy of maps to serve all parties.
On a related level, Engineer Faiq Al-Mandeel, President of the Bahrain Engineering Offices Association, confirmed his support for such workshops, praising the workshop’s review of laws that preserve the rights of owners, contribute to serving planning projects, updating infrastructure maps, and monitoring urban trends in a way that enhances the integration of national efforts and serves the goals of sustainable urban development.
The workshop witnessed the presence of representatives of 20 engineering offices, in addition to the president of the Bahrain Society of Engineers and a number of its members, and representatives of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, which reflects the importance of the topic and the integration of national efforts in developing the urban system and raising the level of quality of cadastral data in keeping with the aspirations of sustainable development in the Kingdom.
It is worth noting that maps of existing construction represent an accurate compilation of information, data, and drawings prepared by engineering offices and survey offices, following the implementation of field surveys of the external boundaries of facilities, including buildings, fences, and main entrances. These maps are submitted to the concerned authorities in accordance with the technical standards and specifications approved by the Survey and Land Registration Bureau.
