05 February 2013
Saudi Arabia's water and electricity ministry has approved almost $1 billion in spending for new water, sanitation and irrigation projects in the capital Riyadh.
Municipal authorities announced $960 million of projects connecting such towns in the Riyadh area as Daramaa, Mazahmiya and Al-Queaia with a desalinated water transport system and expanding drinking water supplies in the capital by building a pumping station in the Sa'ad well field as well as designing water and sewage plants, according to the website statement.
Saudi Arabia's water and electricity ministry has approved almost $1 billion in spending for new water, sanitation and irrigation projects in the capital Riyadh.
Municipal authorities announced $960 million of projects connecting such towns in the Riyadh area as Daramaa, Mazahmiya and Al-Queaia with a desalinated water transport system and expanding drinking water supplies in the capital by building a pumping station in the Sa'ad well field as well as designing water and sewage plants, according to the website statement.
© The Saudi Gazette 2013
