Saudi Arabia has no river or canal but still, everyone gets water here

Saudi Arabia is located in the desert and doesn’t have a permanent water resource such as a lake, river or waterfall.

However, it’s creditable on the part of the nation that it still meets the demand of water completely despite the fact that there is no increase in their water resources and the demand is constantly increasing.

The kingdom is exploring new methods and techniques in order to fulfil the increasing demand of water. All the matters related to water are handled by the Ministry of Water and Power.

The most primary source of water in Saudi Arabia is aquifers where water can be stored underground.

The government started working on aquifers in 1970 and since then hundreds of thousands of aquifers have been constructed which provide water for both urban as well as agricultural purposes.

 The second important source of water in Saudi Arabia is sea and the process by which sea water is purified for drinking purposes is called desalination. Saudi Arabia is the biggest source of desalinated water.

Saline water conversion corporation (SWCC) operates 27 desalination stations and it releases 3 million cubic meters of potable water, every day. These plants provide 70 per cent of water for urban consumption apart from providing water for industrial purposes. These are the main sources of electric power generation too.