sewage
3,000 acres in Alexandria irrigated with sewage
Egypt
July 6, 2015
3,000 acres in Alexandria irrigated with sewage
Mohamed Abul Azm finished irrigating his rice field with a pump placed on the bank of a four-meter canal in…
Egypt to learn from Korean sanitary drainage expertise
Egypt
May 10, 2015
Egypt to learn from Korean sanitary drainage expertise
Local Development Minister Adel Labib and Matrouh Governor Alaa Abu Zeid are heading to South Korea this week to learn…
Sewage fills graves in Alexandria
Egypt
January 5, 2015
Sewage fills graves in Alexandria
Even the dead cannot escape the neglect of officials, locals say, after sewage has flooded graves at the cemetery at…
Five drown in sewer in Assiut
Egypt
May 23, 2013
Five drown in sewer in Assiut
Five people drowned in Assiut while building an in-home sewer system on Thursday. They were building a new sewer structure…
Monufiya water contamination details emerge during academic conference
Environment
October 19, 2012
Monufiya water contamination details emerge during academic conference
Leaked sewage and human error likely caused over 1,500 residents in the village of Sansaft in Monufiya governorate…
Lack of services and sanitation a toxic mix on Gezirat al-Warraq
Environment
October 14, 2012
Lack of services and sanitation a toxic mix on Gezirat al-Warraq
Standing on the peak of one of Gezirat al-Warraq’s trash mountains, one can see beautiful Nile vignettes, the shores of…
Govt proposes private sector partnerships to implement public works projects
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Govt proposes private sector partnerships to implement public works projects
The Egyptian government has proposed sanitary drainage and infrastructure projects to be implemented through partnerships with the private sector. The…
Report: Sanitary drainage absent in 99% of poorest villages
Environment
February 14, 2012
Report: Sanitary drainage absent in 99% of poorest villages
Ninety-nine percent of Egypt’s poorest villages lack sanitary drainage, according to a report released Monday by the cabinet’s Information and…
Protesters with disparate grievances converge on government offices
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Protesters with disparate grievances converge on government offices
Protesters representing a number of different causes, including working conditions and wages, converged on downtown Cairo on Wednesday, demonstrating outside…
Irrigation canals mismanagement leads to health hazards: The example of Abu Sir
Environment
May 15, 2011
Irrigation canals mismanagement leads to health hazards: The example of Abu Sir
The canals of Abu Sir village are part of the vast network of Egypt’s irrigation canals designed to expand the…