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NWC: Two Water Projects Worth SAR58ml Launched in Al-Baha Region

NWC: Two Water Projects Worth SAR58ml Launched in Al-Baha Region
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NWC: Two Water Projects Worth SAR58ml Launched in Al-Baha Region

NWC: Two Water Projects Worth SAR58ml Launched in Al-Baha Region

The National Water Company (NWC), represented by the Southern Cluster in the Al-Baha region, has announced the completion of two water projects worth more than SAR58 million. The two projects aim to strengthen the company's infrastructure and increase its operational efficiency, SPA reported.
The first project involves the construction of a strategic reservoir with a capacity of 75,000 in Baljurashi Governorate at a cost of more than 56 million Saudi Riyals, with the aim of increasing the strategic stockpiling of drinking water in the governorate.

The project included the construction of a pumping station with a total capacity of 12,960 cubic meters per day, seeking to increase the storage capacity of water and extend the coverage of water services in the governorate and its affiliated villages.

The second project included the implementation completion of watering intakes, and the construction of a reservoir in Al-Mazraa and another in Al-Qura governorate in the Al-Baha region at more than 2 million Saudi Riyals.

The project serves the villages of Al-Hakman, Al-Humaidan, Al-Atawala, Al-Atawala West, Al-Qahad, Bani Muhammad, Al-Qahban, Al-Hadwan and Al-Mazraa. The company stated that Al-Mazraa reservoir project has a capacity of 5000 m3, while the capacity of Al-Qura reservoir amounted to 5000 m3 as well.

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Thailand, Malaysia Brace for Fresh Wave of Floods as Water Levels Ease

An aerial view shows houses surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain in Tumpat, Malaysia's Kelantan state on December 2, 2024. (AFP)
An aerial view shows houses surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain in Tumpat, Malaysia's Kelantan state on December 2, 2024. (AFP)
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Thailand, Malaysia Brace for Fresh Wave of Floods as Water Levels Ease

An aerial view shows houses surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain in Tumpat, Malaysia's Kelantan state on December 2, 2024. (AFP)
An aerial view shows houses surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain in Tumpat, Malaysia's Kelantan state on December 2, 2024. (AFP)

Malaysia and Thailand are facing a second wave of heavy rain and potential flooding this week, authorities said on Monday, even as some displaced residents were able to return home and the worst floods in decades began receding in some areas.

Since last week, 27 people have died and more than half a million households in the neighboring Southeast Asian countries have been hit by torrential rain and flooding that authorities say have been the most severe in decades.

The immediate situation has improved in some areas and water levels have eased, according to government data on Monday.

In Malaysia, the number of people in evacuation shelters dropped to around 128,000 people, from 152,000 on Sunday, the disaster management agency's website showed.

The northeastern state of Kelantan, which has been the worst hit, was expected to face a fresh deluge from Dec. 4, the chief minister's office said in a Facebook post on Sunday.

"Although floodwater trends show a slight decrease, (the chief minister) stressed that vigilance measures must remain at the highest level," the post said.

Meanwhile, in southern Thailand, 434,000 households remain affected, the country's interior ministry said in a statement on Monday, down by about 100,000 from the weekend.

The government has provided food and supplies for those in the flood-hit areas, the ministry said, adding water levels in seven provinces were decreasing.

Thailand's Meteorological Department said people in the country's lower south should beware of heavy to very heavy rains and possible flash flooding and overflows, especially along foothills near waterways and lowlands, between Dec. 3-5.