EGYPT: Government upgrades 2,017 km of irrigation canals

Reducing water consumption in Egypt’s agricultural sector. This is the aim of the National Canals Rehabilitation Project underway in the land of the pharaohs. On July 3rd, 2021, the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel Atty, announced the completion of a component of the prIn his statement of July 3rd, 2021, the Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel, also announced the rehabilitation of an additional 6,216 km of irrigation canals. A total of 8,233 km of canals will be rehabilitated by mid-2022 in Egypt. The rehabilitated canals will also enable the country to cope with the persistent water stress it is facing poject that has resulted in the rehabilitation of 2,017 km of irrigation canals. 

In his statement of July 3rd, 2021, the Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel, also announced the rehabilitation of an additional 6,216 km of irrigation canals. A total of 8,233 km of canals will be rehabilitated by mid-2022 in Egypt. The rehabilitated canals will also enable the country to cope with the persistent water stress it is facing.