The National Water Company (NWC) broke ground on 38 new water and sewage projects worth some SAR 2 bn in the Aseer Province, the company said in a statement yesterday. The projects will add more than 2.5k km of new pipelines and networks to improve access to clean water and wastewater services across the region’s cities and rural areas.

Water projects: Some 27 water supply projects that will add around 2.2k km of pipelines, 16 new water storage tanks, and pumping stations, covering the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Al Namas, Ahad Rafidah, Muhayil Asir, Al Barak, Rijal Almaa, Tanomah, Tathleeth, Bariq, Dhahran Al Janub, and Al Wadiyan.

Sewage projects: Eleven sewage projects will extend the sanitary network by 357 km, connecting Abha, Khamis Mushait, Bisha, Balgarn, Al Wadiyan, Al-Qahma, Tanda, and Al Haridah to two new treatment plants in Al Qahma and Al Aridhah. The project will be completed with the construction of lift stations with a combined capacity of more than 106k cbm per day.

ICYMI- NWC launched 23 water and sewage projects worth over SAR 814 mn across lastweek to expand and improve service coverage in the city of Madinah. The scheme includes 15 projects worth over SAR 454.6 mn covering a 726-km network expansion in various districts, and eight sewage expansion projects at a total cost of over SAR 157.8 mn to expand the network by 98 km.

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