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.

Saudi Arabia's environmental compliance center issued 557 violations worth more than SR16 million against construction projects in Riyadh for breaching dust control requirements.

RIYADH: Construction developers in Riyadh have a “social responsibility” to protect the environment, a government official has told Arab News. The National Center for…