KUWAIT TIMES: Dr Naji Al-Mutairi, Director of Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), said demolishing the Grand Mosque and rebuilding it is not an option being discussed since the appearance of a crack in the building.
“Demolishing the mosque is not in our mind, as every engineering problem has an engineering solution, especially as the building is made of resistant cement and has the ability to withstand almost anything,” he said.
Al-Mutairi did not agree with the assumption that the building will collapse as, to reach that point, larger cracks which are beyond control should appear. He said it will need several phases until it reaches a stage where it cannot resist any more.
He said KISR is currently working to study the reasons behind this problem. The study will take six months in coordination with Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs.
Preliminary investigations show that the crack is caused due to land sliding deeper under certain parts of the Mosque. The study will be for the Grand Mosque only, and not for the surrounding areas.
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