Egypt’s Sisi calls for establishing national projects to counter water shortage

Egypt’s Sisi calls for establishing national projects to counter water shortage

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Monday urged expanding national efforts to decrease water shortages, including the establishment of desalination plants worth EGP 435 billion ($27.32 billion), the presidential spokesman stated.

During his meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Housing Assem El-Gazzar and Presidential Adviser for Urban Planning Amir Ahmed, El-Sisi called for expanding other projects to reduce water loss and acquiring the technical ability to localise the technology of water treatment and desalination plants.

El-Sisi also reviewed a "religious“ project, namely "The Greater Disclosure over the Land of Peace.“ The presidential statement gave no further details about the project. However, it said the president called for studying the different aspects of the project, including its infrastructure, in coordination with relevant governmental bodies, for the project to be an "added value