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New Qunfudah, Laith Projects Approved
Amwal Al Ghad Published in Amwal Al Ghad on 04 - 07 - 2012

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal announced several development projects worth a total of SR 5.8 billion in Qunfudah and Laith in the Makkah Province. These projects included those that have already been implemented or are under various phases of implementation, in addition to those for which approval has been given. Prince Khaled was speaking to reporters at the end of his tour of Qunfuda and Laith. This was the seventh and last leg of the governor's annual tour of various regions in the province. Earlier, he visited Jammoum, Rabigh, Jeddah, Khulais, Al-Kamil, Taif, Tarabah, Al-Khurmah and Ranyah.
On arrival in Qunfuda, the governor was received by Fada Al-Baqami, governor of Qunfuda, members of the local council, as well as other senior officials, tribal chiefs and businessmen. Addressing the local council meeting, he expressed happiness over the massive development being witnessed in the region. Prince Khaled also listened to the demands raised by the council members. These included approval for a number of projects, such as a sewage project for Qunfuda city, the start of construction work for a local airport, the construction of a university building, opening a branch of the passport office, and upgrading Qunfuda branch municipality to a full-fledged municipality and the agricultural department branch to a directorate.
A total of 60 educational projects have been implemented at a cost of SR 200 million and another 65 educational projects costing SR 270 million are under implementation.reported by zawya.
In the technical and vocational training sector, there are two ongoing projects -- SR 76.5 million Qunfuda technical college and SR 38.9 million secondary industrial institute in Al-Quz town. More than 100 municipal projects worth a total of SR 415.9 million have been implemented, in addition to seven projects costing a total of SR 135 million that are under implementation in the health sector. The governor also visited the permanent exhibition for the ongoing development projects and headquarters of the permanent exhibition of the Border Guards.

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