The people of Bahra have welcomed the upcoming inspection tour of Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, to the governorate and hoped it would accelerate the revival of a number of stalled projects in the city. Prominent personalities of Bahra believe that Prince Khaled's visit would boost the city's overall development. "We hope the emir would discuss with officials of various government departments the reasons for the disruption of projects launched during his last visit," said one resident. Muneef Al-Motairy, a member of Makkah Municipal Council, stressed the need to separate Bahrah from the Makkah Municipality. He presented a number of other demands such as providing electricity connections to newly-constructed whose owners do not possess ownership deeds. "We hope the emir would press for completing Al-Ain Road and illuminating this road. We also need resting places and jogging areas," he added. Waheed Al-Ruwaily, the district chief or umdah, said the people of Bahrah were awaiting Prince Khaled's visit with immense pleasure. "We believe that the emir's visit would bring about greater progress and prosperity for the people and meet Bahra's development needs," he told Al-Madina Arabic daily. Hulail Al-Maabadi, another member of Makkah Municipal Council, emphasized the importance of establishing sports and literary clubs in Bahra to unleash the capabilities of the youth and use them for constructive purposes. "I hope the government would make necessary allocations to establish a medical tower at Ibn Sina Hospital and establish primary health centers in various parts of the city," he added. Mohammed Awad highlighted Bahra's strategic location. "At the same time, it lacks many government services such Civil Affairs Department. At present Bahra people have to visit offices in Jeddah and Makkah to complete civil affairs-related paper works. Saud Al-Rouqi called for a university college in Bahra as well as model schools to improve educational standards of its children. "We also hope the National Water Company would set up a sewage network in the city," he added. Saad Al-Harbi and Hamdan Al-Otaibi also expressed their aspirations for the city and believed that the emir's visit would translate them into reality. "We hope the municipality would establish a model livestock market in Bahra," said Al-Harbi. Al-Otaibi urged the municipality to complete asphalting of its main road. Musleh Al-Qahtani drew the attention of the authorities to the need to establish an office of the General Organization of Social Insurance, a social development center and a rehabilitation center. Nawaf Al-Motairy called for the establishment of a Passport Department office in Bahra as well as a general court, an office of the notary public and an office of the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution to save its people a lot of time and energy they spend visiting neighboring cities.
