The end of Ramadan marks a mass return to work at Grand Mosque.
During the past weekend, the offices of Demolition News Towers were unusually quiet as e joined hundreds of UK demolition professionals in Madeira for the 2012 NFDC Annual Convention.
But our sluggish return to work this morning is nothing compared to the 5,000 demolition workers returning to the expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah after the holy month of Ramadan.
Five thousand workers resumed work in the construction of Al-Ghazzah courtyards and in the completion of expansion of the northern courtyards after work had stopped during the holy month of Ramadan. Bulldozers started reappearing Saturday in the courtyards of the Central Area to complete the demolition of properties standing in the way of the expansions.
Sources told Okaz/Saudi Gazette electricity will be cut off to 2,000 properties in six areas. The expropriated properties will be demolished to make way for train stations, public parks and for developing the New Haram Endowment (Waqf) at an initial cost of SR30 billion.
A government committee comprising the Ministry of Finance, Makkah Governorate, Makkah Mayoralty, Ministry of Justice and two members from the private sector is working in estimating the properties in six areas after the Northern Courtyards Development Committee completes verifying ownership of the properties.
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