Water supply project inaugurated

HURAIMALA, 23 January 2003 — State Minister Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Fahd yesterday inaugurated the first phase of a charitable project, named after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd, to supply drinking water to Huraimala. According to Agriculture Minister Dr. Abdullah Muammar, who is the supervisor of the project, about 120 wells have been sunk in various parts of the country at a total cost of SR67.38 million. Another 38 wells will be sunk at a cost of SR87.9 million in the second phase, half of them in the Empty Quarter. (SPA)