Saudi Arabia to spend $490 mln on Tabuk water projects

Saudi Arabia has announced plans to spend around SAR 1.8 billion ($490 million) to develop major water projects in the Tabuk region of the Kingdom, state news agency SPA reported.

Among the most important were three new projects for drinking water and wastewater in Tayma, at a cost of SAR 26.2 million, inaugurated recently by Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, the governor of Tabuk region.

Prince Fahd also laid the cornerstone for three other projects worth nearly SAR 15.7 million, the report said.

The coverage of water networks has reached 100 percent, and stands at 84 percent for sewage networks in populated areas, it added.

Meanwhile, the Public Administration of Water Services in Tabuk has received 40 projects at a cost of SAR 815 million and signed 29 contracts for water and sanitation projects in the region at a cost of SAR 555 million, as well as a contract for four dams at a cost of SAR 63 million, the report said.