CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: The construction work of Jeddah Tower, which is all set to become the world’s tallest building, has resumed in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah after a hiatus of seven years, reports said. Once completed, the 1,000-metre (3,280 feet) tower will surpass Dubai’s Burj Khalifa by more than 500 feet.
Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), the group behind the project, said the construction work is expected to be completed by 2028.
The construction of the skyscraper began in 2013 and was scheduled to be completed by 2020. However, the project hit a roadblock during the anti-corruption campaign in the kingdom, with its main contractor and financial backers being detained.
A CNN report claims that the Kingdom Holding Company, led by Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, was one the project’s main backers. Alwaleed was among those arrested during the anti-graft campaign though he was released after three months.
“We’re back,” Alwaleed posted on X along with a video showing a digital rendering of the tower.
