Minister Al-Mashat, US Ambassador inaugurate expansion of wastewater treatment plant in Luxor

Minister Al-Mashat, US Ambassador inaugurate expansion of wastewater treatment plant in Luxor

Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat, in the presence of the US Ambassador and USAID agency officials, has inaugurated new expansions of the wastewater treatment plant in Al-Hubail region in Luxor, which increases the plant's capacity by about 36,000 cubic metres per day.

The inauguration was part of a two-day visit by the minister to Luxor to follow up on several development projects in the agricultural sector, which aim to contribute to developing Luxor into an agricultural powerhouse.

The minister said that the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant in Luxor complements the Egyptian Facility Management Agreement signed between the Egyptian government, represented by the Ministry of International Cooperation, and the United States Agency for International Development. The agreement aims to develop the drinking water and sanitation