Ahmed Ali Al-Kinani
JEDDAH — Disrupted school building projects in Jeddah’s Raheli district have raised parents’ concerns about the future of their children’s education. They said students of three schools are now accommodated in a single rented building that lacks safety and security conditions.
Some of the school building projects in the district were supposed to be completed several years ago, one parent said. The incomplete buildings reflect the negligence of authorities.
Khalaf Al-Maabadi said the rented building for boys does not have the capacity to accommodate students of primary, intermediate and secondary schools. Moreover, they lack basic educational facilities. The overcrowding of students in a single building will have a negative impact on their academic performance, he added.
“There are many disrupted government projects in the district,” said Khaled Al-Sukhairy. He urged authorities to complete the work on school building projects as quickly as possible to provide a better learning environment for their children.
He also turned public attention to a number of wells constructed by the National Water Company along the roads five years ago threatening the lives of passerby.
Mohammed Al-Turki also raised the same issue because of the danger posed by those open wells to safety of citizens and residents. “We never expected this water project would remain disrupted for such a long period,” he told Okaz/Saudi Gazette.
Muqbil Al-Harbi said the ground water project in the district has been disrupted for more than three years. “Since then we don’t see any progress on the project,” he added.
Fouzi Abdullah Nasser said the Jeddah Mayoralty has fined the contracting company, according to a letter issued by the coordinator of projects at NWC. He hoped that the contracting company would speed up implementation of the project without further delay.
