​his royal highness prince abdulaziz bin saad bin abdulaziz, emir of hail region, inaugurated 11 projects of the environment, water, and agriculture system at a cost of more than 642 million saudi riyals. he also laid the foundation stone for 22 water, environmental and agricultural projects at a cost of more than 842 million saudi riyals. the minister of environment, water, and agriculture engineer abdulrahman bin abdulmohsin al-fadhli, deputy mayor of the region adel bin saleh al-alsheikh and a number of officials of the emirate and the ministry of environment, water and agriculture attended the event.prince abdulaziz praised the continuous support of the wise leadership for the region's projects in the fields of environment and water. he praised the role of the ministry of environment, water and agriculture and those in charge of the ministry's branches in the region. he also noted that the transition of these projects from the idea and dream stage to the implementation stage promotes optimism for the future of coming generations, in light of the harmony and integration of various ministries and service departments, in addition to the active role of the private sector. moreover, he stressed his keenness to promote a comprehensive development system that benefits the citizens and residents of the region.for his part, the minister of environment, water and agriculture explained that these projects come as a continuation of the implementation of the ministry's plan in all regions of the kingdom, according to ambitious strategies to achieve the objectives of the kingdom's vision 2030. the minister pointed out that the number of projects launched in the region today amounted to 11 water projects, at a total cost exceeding 642 million saudi riyals, implemented by the national water company (nwc), contributing to water sustainability in the region. he indicated that these projects include developing a number of water stations, completing water transmission lines and sewage networks in the region at lengths of 307,661 meters, completion of the remaining works of the sewerage networks project in hail city. the first phase will include the implementation and construction of sub-networks and main lines with a total length of 218,532 meters to support the strategy of preserving the environment and protecting the region from the effects of sewage leakage into surface waters, in addition to the construction of 23 water dams with a total capacity of 7,000 cubic meters to supply water to the beneficiaries and increase the percentage of water coverage in the region.eng. al-fadhli pointed out that within the framework of enhancing water resources, sustainability, and securing them in reliable quantities and high quality, expanding sewage networks and treatment, eliminating environmental damage, and developing the agricultural sector in the kingdom, 22 environmental, water, and agricultural projects worth more than sr 842 million were initiated. they include nwc laying the foundation stone of 11 environmental and water projects worth more than sr 684 million, including 5 water projects worth more than sr 356 million, including the implementation of a water network al-mada'in plan, a water transmission line in the city of hail with a length of 281,000 meters, the development of water networks central hail, and the implementation of water networks in the governorates and villages of the region with lengths exceeding 300,000 meters, and the implementation of water networks in the governorates and villages of the region with a length of more than 300,000 meters, in addition to 6 environmental projects that include the construction of a number of sewage networks and increasing the coverage rate of water and sewage services in the region at a cost of more than sr 327 million.al-fadhli pointed out that the foundation stone projects in the region included the national center for the development of vegetation cover and combating desertification (ncvc) laying the foundation stone for 7 projects aimed at developing vegetation cover and supporting afforestation work in the region with a value exceeding sr 116.5 million, and the ministry’s laying the foundation stone for the project to fill and fortify 1200 abandoned and exposed wells at a cost exceeding sr 3.6 million. the sustainable agricultural rural development program “saudi reef” also includes laying the foundation stone for (3) projects to establish and equip the marketing services center for agricultural products, the establishment of a model farm complex for animal production, and a station for breeding queen bees at a cost of more than sr 38 million.the minister praised the growth of the performance indicators (kpis) of the subsidy programs provided to the region, which witnessed a remarkable development through the support provided through the agricultural subsidies program. generous support was provided to the livestock, poultry, beekeeping and rural development sectors amounting to more than sr 286 million. he stressed that the agricultural development fund (adf) contributed to the financing of 767 projects in 2023 with a value exceeding sr 120 million, supporting 883 projects in the region during the current year with a funding value exceeding sr 142 million, and contributed to giving 608 loans with a total value exceeding sr 274 million. during the current year, adf provided 900 loans with a value exceeding sr 115 million in the region.at the end of his statement, the minister stressed that the water, environment and agriculture projects that have been inaugurated and laid the groundwork for them in the region will contribute to increasing the coverage rates of water services, meeting the growing demand for water services, improving the quality of services provided, increasing the operational efficiency of water transport and distribution, making full use of rainwater, increasing the productivity of strategic crops, improving operational performance, increasing the green areas in the region and providing sustainable environmental solutions in line with the objectives of the kingdom's vision 2030.

the national water company (nwc) announced the completion of its operational and technical plan to manage the water and environmental services sectors in makkah and the holy sites in preparation for the hajj season 1445h.the company confirmed its readiness to implement its operational plan to receive this year's pilgrims early. nwc has been working to improve the services provided and raise the level of readiness to achieve the aspirations of the wise leadership, may god protect them, to utilize all capabilities and provide all water and environmental services to the pilgrims and enable them to perform their rituals with ease and comfort.we have worked from early on to develop plans and strategies and learn from previous lessons to improve the level of services provided to pilgrims and focus on providing the necessary quantities of water that will be distributed and pumped to makkah and the holy rites during the hajj season. the operational and strategic storage volumes exceeded 3.2 million cubic meters, with an average daily pumping volume of more than 750,000 cubic meters to makkah and the holy sites, and an average pumping volume of more than one million cubic meters per day on the day of arafa and the days of eid al-adha. qualified national cadres with more than 2000 employees will implement the plan, the company said.nwc said it has recently implemented 10 water and environment projects in makkah and the holy sites at a cost of more than 158 million saudi riyals. the company has done this to develop infrastructure, support water supply, increase the efficiency of networks in makkah and the holy sites, and increase the capacity of sewage lines. this is to ensure the provision of the best services to the guests of god. nwc pointed out that it is using smart technologies to manage the water system. during the hajj season, where operations in makkah and the holy sites are monitored through the control rooms of the scada system.the company showed that the pumping of water would continue around the clock in the grand mosque and the central area, along with continuing to pump water to all the districts of makkah served by water networks at a rate of 21 hours a day. in addition, nwc is operating the company's filling stations (ashyab) in makkah at full capacity to meet the needs of tankers for residents of districts without water networks during the season. the company brought out that the central laboratory is equipped with the latest modern international technologies to ensure the quality of the water provided to the guests of god. it pointed out that there are fixed and mobile laboratories in the holy sites that conduct laboratory tests on the samples collected by the field teams from the main water sources, operational and strategic reservoirs, and water networks in the holy sites and makkah in order to ensure the quality of water. nwc stressed that its team includes qualified and specialized national staff who conduct more than 4100 laboratory tests per day during the hajj season.​

​the national water company (nwc), represented by the northwest cluster, announced the launch of the implementation of 9 water and sanitation projects in different locations in madinah region, at a cost of about 500 million saudi riyals (sr), in order to increase the coverage of services, increase operational efficiency and improve customer service.the nwc explained that the water projects include a project to provide drinking water services to beneficiaries in al-aaqoul district and al-awaina project in madinah through the implementation of water networks and pipes of different diameters with a total length of 113.5 kilometers at a cost of more than sr 56.7 million, a project to implement water networks and pipes in al-suwaidra at a cost of more than sr 43. 6 million saudi riyals with a length of 118.7 kilometers, in addition to the project to implement the main water line in the third ring road east of madinah at a cost of more than 26.1 million saudi riyals with a length of 18.7 linear kilometers, as well as the project to replace water networks and lines in the city of yanbu at a cost of more than 26.8 million saudi riyals with a length of 41.5 kilometers.the company pointed out that the environmental projects include the implementation of wastewater networks in the western part of the ranunaaa system and the southern districts of the city with a length of 45.5 km at a cost of more than 37.8 million saudi riyals to serve bani bayada, al-jabra, west of ranunna districts. nwc pointed out that they include a project to eliminate environmental damage in al-jurf district in madinah (east jurf and west jurf) through the implementation of main sewers and networks of different diameters with a length of 57.6 kilometers at a cost of more than 78.2 million saudi riyals. the company pointed out that the projects also include the implementation of sewerage networks of different diameters with a length of 36.4 kilometers at a cost of more than 78.2 million saudi riyals. the company pointed out that the projects also included the implementation of sewage networks of different diameters with a length of 36.4 kilometers in al-samiri, al-saharij and al-hawra districts in yanbu city, in addition to the rehabilitation of the existing lift station to receive water from sewage tankers, at a cost of more than 48.3 million saudi riyals.nwc stated that the environmental projects also include a project to eliminate environmental damage in the southern districts of madinah through the implementation of the main sewage lines in the ranouna systems and the districts of the eastern part of the system, in addition to networks of different diameters with a length of (81. 5) km long at a cost of more than (117.2) million riyals, explaining that the projects that have started implementation include the project to extend the lines of sewage networks in al-safak al-ahmar plan khaybar, al-mahd, al-hanakia governorates of madinah region with a length of 24.6 km at a cost of more than 44.2 million saudi riyals. the company stressed that the projects are in line with the ministry's plans to strengthen infrastructure, increase the coverage of water and environmental protection, improve its reliability, and raise its operational efficiency.

​the national water company (nwc), represented by the eastern cluster, announced the start of implementation of 12 projects worth sr 1.5 billion to strengthen the components of its system in the eastern province. nwc aims to increase service coverage and reduce environmental damage to the residents of 50 districts in dammam city and the governorates of al-khobar, al-qatif, al-ahsa and hafr al-batin.the company began implementing its major projects in the city of dammam and the governorate of al-bayda, where it started work on phase ii of the king fahd suburb sanitary drainage network project and related plans worth more than sr 427 million. under this project, nwc will extend the system networks to 357 kilometers and establish 5 wastewater lifting stations with a total capacity of 23,808 cubic meters per day to improve environmental services in the suburbs (fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth) and al nada and amana districts. in addition, the company started the implementation of a project to replace the main and feeder water lines at a length of 122 kilometers in the districts of al-dawasir, al adama, workers city, al-amamra, abdullah fuad and al-souq, at more than 62 million saudi riyals, with the aim of improving the quality of the water system in these districts.in al-khobar governorate, the company explained that it started implementing four projects; the most remarkable of them are two with a total cost of more than 530 million saudi riyals for sanitation services. they will be implemented by laying main lines and feeder networks with a total length of more than 169 kilometers, constructing five sewage-lifting stations, and upgrading other five lifting stations with a total capacity of 205,560 cubic meters per day. they will serve the districts of al-rakah, cordoba, al-tahliya, al-hamra, al-fawazia, ibn sina, al-ta'awun, al-amwaj and al-souq at a total cost of 62 million saudi riyals.nwc clarified that it has started the implementation of (4) projects in khobar governorate, especially two projects with a total cost of more than (530) million riyals for sewage services by laying main lines and sub-networks with a total length of more than (169) linear kilometers, constructing (5) sewage lift stations and developing (5) lift stations with a total capacity of (205,560) cubic meters per day to serve the districts of al-rakah, cordoba, al-tahliyah, al-hamra, al-fawaziyah, ibn sina, al-ta'awwaa, al-ta'awaj, al-lulwa, rawabi, and al-jawhara.on the other hand, the company started to complete the implementation of two water projects by extending the main and feeder water lines with a length of 50 kilometers in different areas in al-aziziyah to serve the districts of al-kawthar, al-hamra, al-rawabi, al-khuzama and part of the green belt at a cost of more than 27 million saudi riyals. in addition, nwc completed the construction of al-salmaniya water station in dhahran at a cost of nearly 17 million saudi riyals, with a water pumping capacity of 8,640 cubic meters per day, to increase the level of services provided to the residents of al-salmaniya district.the company also pointed out that it has started the implementation of three projects in the governorate of al-qatif, one of which costs more than 250 million saudi riyals to develop existing lift stations, implement sewage lines and networks with a total length of 52 kilometers, and upgrade nine existing sewage treatment plants (stps) with a total capacity of 283,000 cubic meters per day to eliminate environmental damage in the districts of safawi, al-awamiya, hala muhaish, anak, umm al hamam, sehat, and al jish.in continuation of the implementation of environmental services projects, the project to complete the expansion of the binary treatment plant in safwa at a cost of more than 92 million saudi riyals with a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters per day to increase the operational efficiency of the plant and achieve the best performance rates. on the waterside, the company has begun the completion of a project at a cost of more than 15 million saudi riyals to expand the water network lines with a length of 32,000 meters, replacing old valves with modern ones to serve the districts of khuwailidiyah, al-jash, halat mahish, al-jaroudiyah, tarut, sehat, al-qadih, al-qadih and al-tubi).in the governorate of al-ahsa, the company started the implementation of two projects, the first of which, at a cost of more than 24 million saudi riyals, is concerned with the qualification and completion of water and wastewater facilities and the implementation of networks with a length of 7,000 meters to serve the diyar al-ahsa district. the other project worth about 3 million saudi riyals to extend a 1,205-meter wastewater transmission line and connect it to the al-maqrabiya lift station in al-ayoun to serve the districts of rabiya al-ahsa and parts of al-muqrabiya.nwc announced that it has started work to complete the implementation of a water project at a cost of more than 24 million saudi riyals to expand the service coverage in hafr al-batin governorate and qaysumah center to serve the districts of al-massif, al-murooj, al-muhammadiyah, al-rawda, al-nuzha and al-wadi, where it will lay water network lines with a total length of 128 kilometers. the company will continue to implement its current and future projects with the highest quality standards and using the latest available technologies to achieve its strategy and improve the level of services provided to the residents of the eastern province.

​the national water company (nwc), represented by al-jouf water business unit (cbu) in the northern cluster, has completed the construction of sewerage networks in al-rifa'a district in al-qurayyat governorate. with this, the company aims to strengthen its infrastructure and ensure the continuity of its operational efficiency by increasing the coverage of its services to its customers. meanwhile, nwc emphasized that it is committed to applying the highest quality standards in the implementation of its projects in order to achieve the desired goals.the company stated that it has constructed more than 32 kilometers of sewage networks to serve 1600 properties in al-rifa'a district of al-qurayyat governorate.nwc went on to say that the project aims to increase coverage and end environmental degradation. the company called on its customers in al-rifa'a district in al-qurayyat governorate to apply for the service through its nwc mobile app​ or its e-branch