Qatar plans to build 59 new public parks in different municipalities at a cost of about QR1.5 billion ($411 million), said a report citing a senior government official.

The ministry of municipality and urban planning said 25 parks will come up in Al Rayyan Municipality, while the Um Salal municipality will get 14 and six each will be allocated for the municipalities of Al Wakrah Al Khor and Al Zakhera, reported The Peninsula.

Doha Municipality will have five new parks, while Al Daayeen will get two and Al Shamal one, stated the report citing Mohamed Al Khouri, the director of Public Parks Department.

Work on the new projects will start next year, said the report.

These new parks will have unique designs including some in the shape of a shell butterfly, a leaf and different types of flowers, it added.