Bids invited for Bisha water plant

RIYADH, 24 July  — The Ministry of Water will invite tenders for establishing a water treatment plant near King Fahd Dam in Bisha at a cost of SR89 million, according to Dr. Ali Altakhees, acting undersecretary for water affairs. He said the plant would supply 40,000 cubic meters of drinking water daily. The dam, with a height of 103 meters, has the capacity to hold 325 million cubic meters of water, Al-Watan daily reported. (AN)