Prince Muhammad will open the
project on behalf of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.
“The first phase includes
2,000 completed housing units. The total number of units as ordered by King
Abdullah is 6,000,” the Saudi Press Agency quoted Minister of Social Affairs
Yousuf Al-Othaimin as saying in a statement yesterday.
“The projects worth SR6
billion are based at five locations and safe areas close to the original homes
for the displaced,” Al-Othaimin said, adding the units were also fully
furnished and air-conditioned on the orders of the king.
The project is being executed
under the supervision of the King Abdullah and His Parents Foundation for
Developmental Foundation.
More than 5,000 families had
been evacuated from the border with Yemen amid fighting between Yemeni
intruders and Saudi armed forces in November 2009.
A large number of families
were displaced as a result of the violence. The king ordered the project when
he visited Jazan to inspect the armed forces stationed along the Kingdom’s
southern border with Yemen.
With 2,249 houses, the
largest among the five residential complexes is at Hasma. The complex has 11
mosques, two health centers and 15 schools, telephone and water connections and
health centers, gardens and service roads. The Rawan complex has 1,063 houses,
six mosques, four schools and other utilities.
In Kharish there are 1,246
houses, six mosques, six schools and a health center while in Ramada there are
995 houses, five mosques, six schools and a health center. The Suha project
comprises 447 houses, three mosques, four schools and a health center.
The houses, which cover 500
to 1,000 sq. meters, are designed to meet the requirements of displaced
families. About 100 women were employed to make furniture for the houses. All
housing units will be distributed to eligible citizens this year.
