The National Water Company (NWC) launched 23 water and environmental projects across Madinah worth over SAR 814 mn to expand and improve service coverage, it said in a statement yesterday.

The scheme includes 15 projects worth over SAR 454.6 mn covering a 726-km network expansion in various districts, including Shuran, Al Matar, Al Iskan, Mahzour, Hamra Al Assad, Al Shafiya, Al Ghaba, Al Katana, Al Mahamid, East Madinah, Al Aqoul, Al Sakab, Al Shahabaa, Warqan, and Al Nablaa.

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Also included in the bundle: Eight sewage expansion projects extending 98 km were also launched at a total cost of over SAR 157.8 mn. Four of these serve districts like Al Nabala, Al Rawabi, Qurban, and Al Sih, among others, while the other four projects cover 54 km of sewage network in Al Ula, Badr, and Yanbu governorates and cost over SAR 84.6 mn. NWC also launched four projects adding some 223 km of water pipelines worth over SAR 117.7 mn in the Al Hanakiyah, Al Eis, and Badr governorates.

IN CONTEXT- These new projects build on the nine drinking water and sewage network projects in Madinah announced last year, estimated at SAR 500 mn.

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