Egypt implements major development projects in Siwa worth LE 3 billion

Egypt implements major development projects in Siwa worth LE 3 billion

The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources joined forces with the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University, and the people of Siwa Oasis to carry out the “Developing the Irrigation and Drainage System in Siwa Oasis” project at a cost of three billion LE, in an effort to put radical solutions to problems that have been going on for 30 years.

Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam said in his speech on World Water Day that deep wells have been drilled to produce fresh water from the Nubian sandstone aquifer for mixing with surface well water, while also closing many groundwater wells that were withdrawing water from the shallow groundwater aquifer.

He explained further details on the Siwa Oasis Development Project, which include work being done to implement a number of bridges in Siwa Lake with a total length of 14 kilometers.

It also includes the excavation of an open canal 33.7 kilometers long to transfer agricultural drainage water to the east of the oasis through the Antfour pumping station, which pumped agricultural drainage water through a 5.7-kilometer canal that reaches the open canal.

The country has carried out a number of projects in confronting climate change and harvesting rainwater.

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