'Courtesy' snags more than 300 projects in Makkah.

More than 300 projects in construction and other sectors in the western Saudi town of Makkah have been blocked because of poor management, widespread courtesy among officials and other reasons, according to a government study.

The study was presented at a seminar held in the Western Saudi Red Sea port of Jeddah at the weekend and reported by Okaz and other Arabic language papers recently.

It showed there are 755 projects are under construction while 228 others have not been approved by the competent authorities. The study said 36 other projects are under tendering and 31 are being considered.

'The study pointed out that more than 300 projects in Makkah have either faltered or have been delayed,' Okaz daily said.

It quoted the study as saying the faltering ventures include six infrastructure and construction projects, two in transport, seven in the economic sector, 116 municipal projects, 103 in education and the rest in health and public works.

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