أمانة جدة لـ «عكاظ»: وكالة للرقابة وحماية السواحل وتوظيف منقذين ومنقذات لتأمين الشواطئ

The Jeddah Municipality appreciated the Cabinet's decision to assign it the responsibility of monitoring the coastline extending from the Al-Safh Center in Rabigh Governorate to the Al-Kuduf Center in Al-Qunfudhah Governorate to the south, considering the decision an important step in preserving the coasts and protecting the marine beaches, affirming its commitment to mobilizing all its resources to carry out the mission in cooperation and coordination with the relevant authorities.

The official spokesperson for the Jeddah Municipality, Mohammed Al-Buqami, told Okaz that the municipality has launched the operations of the Marine Coast Monitoring and Protection Agency to preserve and protect the beaches. He pointed out that the municipality is responsible for monitoring marine activities and environmentally protecting the coasts along the beaches between Jeddah and Rabigh Governorates.

Al-Buqami revealed that the municipality has begun implementing its monitoring program by employing a number of marine monitors to oversee marine activities, in addition to providing a group of lifeguards to secure the beaches available for swimming.

He explained that the launch of the Marine Coast Monitoring and Protection Agency's operations was coordinated with several entities, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Transport and the Chairman of the Transport Authority, Rumaih Al-Rumaih, Jeddah Mayor Saleh Ali Al-Turki, the Commander of the Border Guard Sector in the Makkah Region, Major General Fahd Al-Dajani, and the Chairman of Jeddah Transport Company, Dr. Osama Abdu. He concluded by stating that the municipality's launch of the program aligns with Saudi Vision 2030 and the related programs aimed at improving the quality of life.