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Water and sanitation deals worth SR394 million signed

jochemgeheniau — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 07:18:24 +0000

Water and Electricity Minister Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Hossein has recently signed 22 contracts for the implementation of water and sanitation projects in different parts of the Kingdom at an overall cost of SR394 million.
Saudi Arabia falls under the category of countries with water scarcity problems and several water and sanitation projects are under progress across the country to counter the depleting water resources.
These projects are part of the holistic plan to achieve greater economic growth and keep apace with accelerating population growth in cities and provinces.
The contracts include sewer projects in Dawadmi district in Riyadh, at an estimated cost of SR109. 6 million and another contract for the establishment of a water tank in Hail, signed at a value of SR64.3 million.
According to the Saudi Press Agency, the ministry is also working on a project designated for the maintenance of water and sanitation in Qatif area in the Eastern Province as well as a similar project in Asir region worth SR46.5 million.
The other projects includes internal drinking water system for the city of Al Quoz in Makkah, an expansion project contract for Rafha water system with reservoirs in the northern border, a water surplus line sewage treatment plant in Asir Province, which is expected to cost around SR10 million as well as water and sanitation projects in Abha, Tabuk, Najran.
Moreover, the National Water Company (NWC) is also implementing the strategic water storage project in Jeddah with a power of 1 million cubic meters.
Loay Al-Musallam, CEO of NWC recently announced that the company is working to enhance the vision of leadership in achieving water security and provide better services to citizens.
Al-Musallam also pointed out that the project in Jeddah was implemented according to international standards and high-quality specifications.

SAR4bn contracts signed to build 40,000 homes

jochemgeheniau — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 06:45:23 +0000

The Ministry of Housing signed contracts worth SR4 billion on Sunday to develop eight residential districts in different parts of the Kingdom to build around 40,000 homes.
Housing Minister Shuwaish Al-Duwaihi said 26 million square meters of plots would be developed in Jeddah (1/2), Madinah, Dammam (North and South), Al-Ahsa, Qatif, Tabuk and Al-Kharj under the project which will house 250,000 people.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has instructed the ministry to develop new residential areas across the country and provide loans to citizens to build homes. The king had earlier allocated SR250 billion to construct 500,000 low-cost homes to solve the country’s pressing housing problem caused by its fast growing population. The new projects would be ready within 24 months.
“We’ll sign more contracts in the coming months to build homes in Asir, Najran, Baha, Makkah, Riyadh, Qassim, Hail, Al-Jouf, Northern Border Region and Tabuk,” said Al-Duwaihi.
All new housing districts would be provided with advanced infrastructure facilities including water, electricity and sewage systems in addition to schools, mosques and health centers.
“Citizens will be given land and loans to build homes either by themselves or with the help of real estate developers,” Al-Duwaihi said. The fees to be charged for the land will depend on the cost for developing it, he added.
Asked about the reasons for the delay of some past projects, the minister said: “We have received over five new housing projects from contractors. If any contractor delays the work we’ll hand it over to another.”
Al-Duwaihi said the ministry would soon announce the details of those who deserve new housing lands and loans. “We’ll encourage construction of homes in vacant lands,” he said when asked whether the ministry had plans to confiscate such lands. He disclosed plans to implement 60 new housing projects.