A Plan for Replacement,
Rehabilitation and Strengthening of 200 Water Facilities
till 2050
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In the light of the ministry’s continuous efforts for
developing the water facilities built along the Nile and
its branches to make the optimal use of the water
resources needed to achieve a sustainable development,
the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation,
Dr. Mohamed Nasr El-Deen Allam stated that the
final arrangements are made with the African Development
Bank in preparation for signing the agreement of the
two-million-euro grant provided by the Bank. The
preparations are intended to formulate a general plan
for the main hydraulic facilities on the Nile, ryahat
and main canals in Egypt in the framework of studying
the replacement, rehabilitation and strengthening of
over two hundred facilities within a time frame
extending to 2050.
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His Excellency stated that the Ministry is about to
complete the construction of Al-Rayah Al-Tawfiqy new
head regulator and lock in next February with a total
cost of nearly 43 million Egyptian pounds, where the
project implementation percent is 94%.
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On the other hand, Dr. Allam indicated that a number of
meetings were conducted with representatives from the
German Construction Bank and the project’s consultants
to discuss the replacement and strengthening of
Al-Ibrahimiya Canal head regulator. It serves a command
area of 1.6 million feddans in Asiut, Al-Menia, Beni
Sweif and Al-Giza governorates according to the
consultative services contract related to the project of
constructing Asiut new barrage and its hydroelectric
station. The latest developments regarding the current
status of the feasibility study of Deirot barrages
executed by the Japanese International Cooperation
Agency were also reviewed.
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On his part, Dr. Allam stressed that the Ministry spares
no effort to achieve the optimal use of the water yield
to fulfill the requirements of the different sectors in
the country, meet the demands of a comprehensive and
sustainable development through the application of a
systematic group of national projects in the field of
replacement and rehabilitation of grand barrages and
water facilities on the Nile, its branches, rayaht and
main canals in addition to bridges and high ways
facilitating transportation among governorates and
establishing stations for generating clean and
environmentally-friendly hydroelectric power.
- Water
Challenges in Egypt
