Minister of Water and Electricity Eng. Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Hussein has recently signed nine contracts with a number of national specialized companies for implementing new projects of water and sewage in the eastern region, which are estimated to cost SR 373,328,795. Eng Ahmad Al-Bassam, the Director General of Water Department in the Eastern Region, said the projects will be implemented in Safwa, Qateef, Hassa, Hafar-al-batin and Qaysouma.