Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El Said has announced that

rehabilitation and lining work has been completed on 831-km-long canals in various governorates until January at a total investment of E£3 billion ($192 million). 

 

The funding available for the project has so far exceeded E£4 billion and an increase in funding is being studied in light of implementation rates, she stated.

 

The delegation of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development headed by Dr Jamil Helmy, Assistant Minister for the follow-up of the sustainable development plan, and Mohamed Farid, Assistant Minister for National Projects inspected several canals rehabilitation and lining projects in Minya Governorate.

 

The visiting team also inspected the work at the 7.9-km-long Dussot canal rehabilitation project, which is nearly 45% complete.

 

Dr Helmy said the scope of work in Minya governorate includes rehabilitation and lining of 104 canals running 400 km long at an investment of E£1.1 billion. "Of this, the lining and rehabilitation of 100 km have already been completed," he added.-TradeArabia News Service