Egypt has, over the past seven years, been working on huge projects, whose cost exceeds 6.2 trillion pounds, Madbouli said in the debate held as part of a ceremony to launch the National Project to Develop the Egyptian Family in the presence of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

The ventures are being implmented in the countryside and cities alike in a bid to fix accumulations of previous years, the prime minister noted.

He added that efforts are being exerted with the aim to face current and future challenges even as the population continues to grow.

Madbouli cited the “Decent Life” initiative, which, he said, addresses 60 million citizens in the countryside with the aim to improve their living conditions within three years.

Today, the government is concerned about such efforts, especially in light of an ever growing population and emeging challenges in all aspects of life: education, health, foodstuffs, water and housing, the premier noted.

Source: State Information Service Egypt