The Riyadh Region intends to enforce the decision to clear residential neighborhoods of companies, commercial establishments, and activities that violate approved land-use regulations.

This announcement came during a recent meeting of the Riyadh Development Authority (RDA), chaired by Prince Faisal bin Bandar, Governor of the Riyadh Region and Chairman of the RDA. His Highness explained that the meeting discussed a number of issues of concern to the city and its citizens, which the Authority has consistently prioritized, in line with the sound approach established by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, during his tenure as head of this body.

He noted that the meeting approved the establishment of four private-sector healthcare investment projects, which will provide more than 1,000 beds, in addition to their role in raising the quality of healthcare services provided to residents, The meeting also addressed a number of plans to develop the main valleys in the city of Riyadh, transforming them into recreational and leisure destinations and natural retreats for residents, similar to what was implemented in the environmental rehabilitation project for Wadi Hanifa.

For his part, Engineer Ibrahim Al-Sultan, a member of the High Commission for the Development of Riyadh and head of the Commission’s Projects and Planning Center, that the meeting reviewed the 1437 AH population study of Riyadh City, recently prepared by the Authority as part of a series of population studies it routinely conducts to support planning, policy formulation, and decision-making in the city. He noted that the study showed the city’s population reached 6.5 million, with a growth rate of 41% during the period from 1431 to 1437 AH.