Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Hany Sowialam said that his ministry implements several major projects to upgrade and maintain irrigation facilities nationwide.

The minister on Thursday 16/2/2023 received a report from the head of barrages and reservoirs department Ehab El Gohary to review the implementation progress of new Dairut barrages project.

The new Dairut barrages project is one of the huge projects carried out by the Irrigation Ministry to upgrade and maintain irrigation facilities nationwide and aims to improve irrigation systems to serve 1.6 million feddans in the Upper Egyptian governorates of Assuit, Menya, Beni Suef, Fayyoum and Giza, the minister said.

The project also includes the establishment of seven barrages with a system to manage and follow up water distribution in 45 areas covered by the project, the minister added.

Source: State Information Service Egypt