Air quality a ‘social responsibility’ for developers, official says after $4.3m in fines
RIYADH: Construction developers in Riyadh have a “social responsibility” to protect the environment, a government official has told Arab News.
The National Center for Environmental Compliance recently issued more than SAR16 million ($4.3 million) in fines for 557 violations of dust control regulations, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.
The director of the organization’s Riyadh branch, Eng. Fawaz Al-Mujathil, talked to Arab News about the efforts being made to crack down on environmental polluters.
“Every project has an environmental and social responsibility to comply with the requirements needed to protect the environment and public health,” he said. “Regulatory action is taken against those who fail to comply.”
