Proposal to establish ‘Walkway of Egypt’s People’ in Delta

CAIRO – 31 January 2021: Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation is studying a proposal to establish a walk for residents along the Nile Corniche in the city of Zifta, Gharbia governorate in Egypt’s Delta, according to a statement from the ministry on Sunday.

The meeting also discussed the ministry’s plan of developing irrigation canals, the statement added.

The government is currently implementing a project of “Walkway of Egypt’s People” along the Nile in Cairo. The under-construction Walk aims at removing encroachments on the river from Cairo to Aswan, Upper Egypt.

“The Walkway of Egypt’s People will lead to a change in [developing] Cairo,” stated Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli during a cabinet meeting in September 2020.

In January 2020, Madbouli said that a pier and an open-air theater would be constructed as part of the project meant to develop the course of the Nile River from Aswan until Cairo, noting that the project also aims to increase greenery and tourist sites in Cairo to be similar to international cities overlooking waterways.

The 4.7-kilometer walkway will be established on two levels; the upper walk and the lower one. The project would include 19 buildings that include five restaurants, five cafeterias, and 62 commercial shops. Three garages would be established to have 180 cars.