Saudi King Approves Design For 15,000 Houses

The Saudi Press Agency says the King has approved designs for 15,000 houses:

May 9, 2011- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud reviewed at Al-Yamama Palace here today the designs which he ordered for the units of housing projects all over the regions of the Kingdom totaling 500,000.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has seen relplicas and maps for the project villas and housing apartments and was briefed by Minister of Housing Dr. Shuwaish bin Saud Al-Dhuwaihi on their sizes, standards and cost of building.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has also seen an example of 15,000 housing projects units which the General Housing Authority was building, distributed over 25 projects througout the regions of the Kingdom.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed thanks to the Minister and his aides for implementing these projects, emphasizing keenness on rapidness and quality in implementing these projects, saying he will follow- up its phases of implementation.

Following that, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques gave his approval to the preliminary designs for the units of housing projects in the various regions of the Kingdom.