20 August 2013
NAJRAN -- A 36-km road project in Najran Province costing more than SR60 million was withdrawn from a national contractor.
Emir of Najran Prince Mishaal Bin Abdullah said the project was canceled and its execution stopped because it would only be serving a very thinly populated area, Al-Watan daily reported on Monday.
"The concerned security authorities in the province discovered that the Al-Jafra-Al-Kawkab road project in the province has been approved at a huge cost only to serve a small area with very few residents," he said.
Prince Mishaal said he has ordered a committee to investigate why such a project was approved at a high cost for a very small area. The committee comprises representatives from the governorate, the police, the Ministry of Transport and the land encroachment department. "The result of the investigations will be announced with all honesty and transparency," he said. He added that the road project would have served only five homes.
The Ministry of Finance had approved funds for the project and the Ministry of Transport had selected the national contractor.
Prince Mishaal said the finances approved for this project would be diverted to complete the King Abdullah Road project in Najran.
He said Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the development of areas according to their population density.
NAJRAN -- A 36-km road project in Najran Province costing more than SR60 million was withdrawn from a national contractor.
Emir of Najran Prince Mishaal Bin Abdullah said the project was canceled and its execution stopped because it would only be serving a very thinly populated area, Al-Watan daily reported on Monday.
"The concerned security authorities in the province discovered that the Al-Jafra-Al-Kawkab road project in the province has been approved at a huge cost only to serve a small area with very few residents," he said.
Prince Mishaal said he has ordered a committee to investigate why such a project was approved at a high cost for a very small area. The committee comprises representatives from the governorate, the police, the Ministry of Transport and the land encroachment department. "The result of the investigations will be announced with all honesty and transparency," he said. He added that the road project would have served only five homes.
The Ministry of Finance had approved funds for the project and the Ministry of Transport had selected the national contractor.
Prince Mishaal said the finances approved for this project would be diverted to complete the King Abdullah Road project in Najran.
He said Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the development of areas according to their population density.
© The Saudi Gazette 2013
