News 24 | Civil defense boats evacuate residents of the East Gate project in Riyadh, after their homes sank

The current rainy situation revealed the poor infrastructure and lack of rainwater drainage projects within the “East Gate” project, the newest residential neighborhood in eastern Riyadh, despite the fact that less than one year has passed since the residents received their housing units.

A number of residents reportedNews 24“The rainwater pools were over the past days, but the situation worsened following the continuous rains since yesterday (Thursday), as the residents were detained inside their homes until the civil defense boats entered the neighborhood at three in the morning on Friday, and took some of the detainees out, while some remained until the water arrived.” The rain hit the electricity meters, so they were forced this followingnoon (Friday) to leave their homes also with civil defense boats.

Residents are lost between the trust and the developer

Affected residents toldNews 24The housing project belongs to a real estate developer under the umbrella of the Ministry of Housing, and that the main problem is that there is only one drainage for rainwater, in addition to the poor infrastructure in general and the poor quality of the homes that rainwater has leaked into.

They added that they informed the developer of the project’s defects, which were revealed by the rains of the past days, and his response was that the project was planned by the Municipality, which in turn confirmed that the project is in the custody of the developer. Let the residents remain lost, waiting for someone to consider their complaints and end their suffering.

Wafi: The rain is being withdrawn and the damage is being dealt with

Meanwhile, the Off-Plan Sale or Rent Committee “Wafi” confirmed that it had monitored damage to one of the neighborhoods in the “Bawabat Al Sharq” project, and a specialized team was formed to urgently inspect the site and deal with rainwater drainage.

She added that the concerned authorities have already begun to deal with the damage by withdrawing the rainwater pools in the neighborhood.

And she stressed that she is carefully following the projects licensed by her to ensure the safety of rain and torrential drainage.

The real estate developer: We will approve any request to terminate the contract of a damaged unit

Al-Muzaini Real Estate Company, which is responsible for managing the Bawabat Al-Sharq project, apologized for the problem of water pooling in one part of the project, stressing that it is working to solve the problem with the concerned authorities urgently.

The company stated, in a statement, that the project’s flood network was handed over to the Riyadh Municipality, and that the project’s planning and infrastructure were implemented according to the approved plans, and were delivered to the concerned authorities with the required quality and operate efficiently, indicating that it was approved by the Municipality for its compliance with the requirements and specifications.

She added that the water pool occurred only in one of the streets of the project. As a result of not starting the work of preparing the Wadi Al Shasha’a project, one of the branches of Wadi Al Sulay; causing water to collect and bounce on the road; Pointing out that the project is outside the scope of its work.

And she called on the concerned authorities in the Wadi Al-Selay project to officially allow it to do the necessary work, explaining that it will bear the costs to solve the problem, otherwise it will recur with every upcoming rainy case, noting that the number of damaged villas is 37 villas out of 2,129 villas.

And she noted that she will maintain any damage to the housing units for a year free of charge under the terms of the guarantee that falls under the responsibility of the project, expressing her full readiness to approve any request to terminate the contract of a damaged unit, and to return the sums that were paid during the purchase. According to the off-plan sales committee procedures.

She pointed out that her work teams are working to treat the water pool with the participation and supervision of the Municipality of the region by drawing water, and opening a channel to drain it into the adjacent valley, stressing that it is doing everything in its power to permanently address this matter.

boats #Civil Defense Evacuation of the residents of the “East Gate” b #Riyadh After their homes sank… and#WafiWe have started to deal with the damage https://t.co/P0GHJOaOx4 pic.twitter.com/lTa1nL5N4H

– News 24 (@ Akhbaar24) January 6, 2023