Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadli has announced that more than 50 projects are being planned in the kingdom’s Northern region at a cost of over $560mn.
The Saudi press Agency has reported that the kingdom’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has launched 15 water and environmental projects worth $503 million in the Norther Borders region.
Of the total, 13 projects will be carried out by the National Water Co., Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadli said at the inaugural ceremony.
He said the company also implemented two projects to boost the coverage of water services through the establishment of operational water tanks with a total capacity of 6,000 cubic meters, the extension of more than 105 km of carrier and main lines and sub-networks, and implementation of more than 2,200 domestic water connections to serve more than 21,700 new beneficiaries in Al-Dahiya, Al-Mubarakiya, Al-Jawhara and Al-Rawabi districts in the city of Arar, at a cost of more than SR38 million.
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