NWC: 33 projects for developing infrastructure in Taif worth more than SAR1.4 billion

NWC continues implementing water and environment services projects to serve several Taif suburbs. These projects are part form Company’s strategic plans to develop infrastructure and improve the operational efficiency of water and environment services sectors to cope with urban expansion and meet the needs of customers and visitors, especially in summer. 

Eng. Abdullah Ahmad Hassanen, MTCBU Executive Director, declared that NWC has constructed seven operational tanks with a capacity of 175,000 cubic meters, worth SAR219 million. These tanks serve the Qarwa, Al-Halaqah Al-Sharkiyah, Al-Halaqah Al-Gharbiyah, Al-Shohada and Shahar suburbs. In addition, several emergency tanks were constructed to serve filling stations in Al-Howayah and Al-Orafa.

Eng. Said bin Mohammed Al-Amri, MTCBU’s Senior Manager for Assets and Projects Services, said NWC has implemented five main water projects, 232 long and worth SAR387 million, to serve the Shahar, Al-Shohada, Al-Wash’ha, Al-Sinaiyah, Al-Muntazah, Odah, Umm Al-Arad, Al-Halaqah, Qarwa, Umm Al-Sibaa, Al-Anud, Al-Muntazah, Umm Al-Qura, Al-Maarid, Wahbi Plan, Wadi Al-Namil, Al-Nassim, Al-Qahtani Plan, Al-Sharafiyah and Al-Hamdah suburbs.

NWC has also implemented SAR275 million worth of 10 water networks over 232 km in total length, as well as 11,000 connections to serve a large number of houses in Taif suburbs that have been waiting more than 40 years for these services. 

Eng. Amri said NWC has implemented two main wastewater pipelines worth more than SAR258 million and 17 km long to serve the Al-Halaqah Al-Sharkiyah, Al-Halaqah Al-Gharbiyah, Al-Qaiyim, Al-Sharafiyah, Al-Sinaiyah, Al-Muntazah and other suburbs north and northeast he governorate. In addition, eight wastewater projects worth more than SAR127 million were implemented, and included 169 km long networks and 7,400 house connections to serve the Al-Khaldiyah, Qarwa, Odah, Umm Al-Arad, Al-Asali Plan, Al-Redf, Qobalah, Al-Halaqah,  Al-Sharafiyah, Al-Sinaiyah and Umm Al-Qura suburbs.

Al-Amri said NWC has expanded the triple treatment plant in Wadi Al-Araj and increased its capacity from 67,000 cubic meters daily to 150,000 cubic meters daily at a cost of more than SAR168 million. This expansion was implemented to meet the increasing flow of wastewater from Taif to the station due to the increased capacity of wastewater networks and connection projects to cope with city’s urban expansion and growing population.

NWC has adhered to international specifications and used state-of-the-art technology to implement its projects, said Al-Amri.