Irrigation minister follows up structural condition of water facilities in Egypt

ASWAN, Upper Egypt, Aug 10 (MENA) – The Irrigation Ministry is acting to assess the structural condition of all water facilities in Egypt, atop of which the High Dam and the old Aswan Reservoir.

Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati said Tuesday that work is underway to renovate the old Aswan Reservoir and change the control system of its gates from manual to electronic.

He was speaking during a tour of the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan to follow up water and irrigation projects.

Abdel Aati met with Aswan governor Ashraf Attia to discuss progress of projects that are being implemented by his Ministry in the Upper Egyptian city.

The meeting is part of coordination between the Ministry and Aswan governorate to implement Egypt’s water policy.

During his visit to Aswan, the minister also inspected regular maintenance operations of the High Dam facilities.

He also visited the spillway of the Aswan Reservoir and two power stations annexed to it.

The minister is set to also visit some projects that adopt advanced irrigation systems at low cost and high efficiency.