Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has said previous encroachments on agricultural land will not be allowed any more, adding that this phenomenon, which threatens the future of the coming generations, will be strictly dealt with.

Prompt decisions will be taken to address it through immediate removal of any new encroachments and cancelation of all forms of subsidy for violators who will be deprived from subsidized commodities and fertilizers, the premier added.

The prime minister made the remarks during a meeting of the Council of Governors held in the presence of Local Development Minister Mahmoud Shaarawy and Agriculture Minister El Sayed El Quseir along with other senior officials.

Madbouli said reports indicated that encroachments on the agricultural land have returned despite the campaigns that the State carried out to remove previous encroachments.

The State has invested in developing a system for spotting spatial changes to agricultural lands, and each governorate has now a unit for detecting these changes, he said, directing all governors to act daily to deal promptly with any relevant violation.

The premier said he has signed a decision to form committees proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture to combat encroachments and violations on agricultural lands.

Source: State Information Service Egypt