Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli issued directives to continue removing buildings encroaching on agricultural lands.

The premier also directed to continue enforcing the decision to stop providing all forms of state subsidies to those who construct new buildings illegally on agricultural lands.

Madbouli’s remarks came during a meeting held Thursday 16/6/2022 at the New Administrative Capital, in the presence of a host of ministers and senior officials.

The meeting was also attended via video conference by the governors of South Sinai, Port Said, Suez, Assiut, Damietta, Fayyoum, Gharbia, Menoufia, Beni Suef and the deputy governors of the New Valley and Kafr El Sheikh.

Madbouli, meanwhile, said that urban encroachment on agricultural land and building violations represent a threat to Egypt’s food security.

“Any new violations on the agricultural land would be severely countered,” Madbouli affirmed during the meeting.

Source: State Information Service Egypt