TAIF: Municipal officials nationwide have conducted safety inspections to ensure compliance with legislation governing waste, construction, slaughtering and derelict buildings.
Taif Municipality carried out 7,600 inspections at its sub-municipalities to ensure adherence to laws on construction, removal of waste, and excavations, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
The teams found more than 1,300 violations including lack of fencing for construction sites, non-removal of waste, unsecured containers, and not displaying signs indicating license details.
The municipality stated the violations were addressed and periodic follow-ups would be conducted to ensure that corrective measures have been taken.
In Rafha, around 500 inspections were conducted in the city to ensure compliance with the regulations of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture for the delivery of safe and healthy food to consumers.
Around 23 offences were reported at slaughterhouses and violators fined.
The Eastern Province Municipality has begun demolishing 28 buildings that are in danger of collapsing in Alkhobar, in cooperation with various government agencies.
The secretariat stated that it would continue removing abandoned and ramshackle buildings in the city to improve the urban landscape.
It added that several development projects were underway in Khafji governorate to make the area visually appealing, which included improving roads and walkways, and planting trees.
