Those responsible would be blacklisted, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.
The governor had earlier issued orders to carry out thorough investigations into townships that suddenly sprang up on government lands.
Prince Khaled has ordered officials to prosecute those involved either in encroaching public properties or marketing and selling them illegally.
A number of senior officials at the Jeddah municipality’s committee for monitoring lands and removing encroachments, the mayoralty and police said that they have started surveying such lands and verifying original title deeds.
Committee head Sameer Basabrain said his team was making preparations to hold an extensive meeting with concerned agencies to enforce the governor’s directive.
“Unlike in the past, it is easy now to identify the encroachments precisely with the support of the latest geographical area maps. We will detect the encroachment and ask concerned authorities to take punitive action against the violators,” he said.
Alawi Somait, deputy mayor of Jeddah for construction and projects, said that the mayoralty in conjunction with all concerned agencies would evict those who had encroached on government lands.
“The mayoralty would exercise all its powers in this respect, including disconnecting electricity, revoking licenses and blacklisting encroachers,” he said.
Col. Misfer Al-Juaid, spokesman for Jeddah police, confirmed on Tuesday that his department has received the governor’s directive and said they would take action accordingly.
