King Saud issued a royal decree in (1960) allocating SR 25 million to the budget of the municipalities in the Kingdom for the infrastructure:” illuminating and asphalting the roads, planting trees, and planting parks. He set up administrative municipal councils, and a bureau for accountability and another for grievances in every region of the country:
A. Makkah Al Mukkaramah
His government’s great concern was the re-planning of the Holy City of Makkah and the expansion of the Holy Mosque and to create a traffic circulation system for vehicles and another one for pedestrians and pilgrims, plus the lighting and tree-planting of streets. Another ambitious plan was implemented for Mena and Arafat to prepare them for pilgrims. A modem slaughterhouse was established in Mena and a sufficient number of sunshades was provided to protect pilgrims from the sun.
B. Riyadh
King Saud focused on the city of Riyadh and tried to advance the (district) of Najd as it holds the capital of the country. So, in (1953) the he transferred all ministries from Jeddah to Riyadh and built for them grand buildings accommodating residences for employees transferred from Jeddah at the district of Al-Malaz to Riyadh. Since then, a new town planning commenced in Riyadh like Al-Malaz District which became an urban model district repeated in various parts of Riyadh. That period was known for the regulation of town planning which we can witness its long term visualization and defiance of time until today. The functionaries became owners of the houses they occupied in exchange of SR 60 which was deducted from their monthly salaries to be paid by installment for 30 years. The Contractors assigned for this great project were two Egyptian companies: “Osman Bin Ahmad Osman” and” Abu Al-Futuh”.
Riyadh was lit up by 1279 lanterns costing SR 2240000, and mosques were built in every district around the city. Public utilities including a big library, several sports clubs were built and, drinking water projects in several artesian wells were dug in Al-Haer valley, which is considered the main source of water supply in Riyadh. This was followed by the construction of a Laban valley Damp in the middle of the year (1956).
A. Makkah Al Mukkaramah
His government’s great concern was the re-planning of the Holy City of Makkah and the expansion of the Holy Mosque and to create a traffic circulation system for vehicles and another one for pedestrians and pilgrims, plus the lighting and tree-planting of streets. Another ambitious plan was implemented for Mena and Arafat to prepare them for pilgrims. A modem slaughterhouse was established in Mena and a sufficient number of sunshades was provided to protect pilgrims from the sun.
B. Riyadh
King Saud focused on the city of Riyadh and tried to advance the (district) of Najd as it holds the capital of the country. So, in (1953) the he transferred all ministries from Jeddah to Riyadh and built for them grand buildings accommodating residences for employees transferred from Jeddah at the district of Al-Malaz to Riyadh. Since then, a new town planning commenced in Riyadh like Al-Malaz District which became an urban model district repeated in various parts of Riyadh. That period was known for the regulation of town planning which we can witness its long term visualization and defiance of time until today. The functionaries became owners of the houses they occupied in exchange of SR 60 which was deducted from their monthly salaries to be paid by installment for 30 years. The Contractors assigned for this great project were two Egyptian companies: “Osman Bin Ahmad Osman” and” Abu Al-Futuh”.
Riyadh was lit up by 1279 lanterns costing SR 2240000, and mosques were built in every district around the city. Public utilities including a big library, several sports clubs were built and, drinking water projects in several artesian wells were dug in Al-Haer valley, which is considered the main source of water supply in Riyadh. This was followed by the construction of a Laban valley Damp in the middle of the year (1956).