Sisi urges immediate construction of wastewater treatment plant in Egypt’s North Coast

Sisi urges immediate construction of wastewater treatment plant in Egypt’s North Coast

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi meets with officials to discuss the construction of a wastewater treatment plant in the North Coast – Presidency







CAIRO – 15 February 2021: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday urged the immediate construction of a wastewater treatment plant in Al-Hamam area in the North Coast, with a daily capacity of 6 million cubic meters.

The new plant will receive wastewater gathered from the agricultural drainages in northern Delta, through digging a 120-kilometer-long pathway between the two points, the Presidency said.

The project aims at reclaiming and cultivating around 500,000 feddans western the Delta as part of the state's efforts and expand the agricultural areas nationwide and develop the Western Desert.

It also seeks to contribute to forming new agricultural and population communities that focus on agricultural industries and production, the Presidency added.

The remarks came as Sisi met with president's