Around 70 percent of Riyadh will have a rain drainage network in the next three years. Currently, only 26 percent of the city contains such an infrastructure, said Riyadh Mayor Abdullah Al-Miqbil.
Al-Miqbil said 22 percent of the city is currently having rain drainage systems installed and that 48 percent will be covered within one and a half years. He was speaking on the sidelines of a Saudi-Jordanian engineering forum.
He said that the Riyadh governorate, in collaboration with the Higher Commission for the Development of Riyadh (HCDR), has drawn up an ambitious plan to develop the city center on an area spanning 15 square km.
The area is targeted to become an enormous business and entertainment hub, with greenery, pedestrian crossings and multilevel parking lots, he said.
He stressed that the private sector would be a partner in the provision of public services and construction activities.
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