Saturday May 31/2025 – 01:56 PM
Within the framework of his field trips in the various governorates to follow up the position of the water projects implemented by the Ministry,
Dr. Hani Swailem, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, visited today, Saturday, May 31, 2025, Assiut Governorate, to inspect the project of the construction of the new Dairout Group, and was received by Major General Dr. Hisham Abu Al -Nasr, Governor of Assiut, who expressed his welcome to the Minister’s visit.
The Minister of Irrigation announces the start of the start of the new Bahr Youssef Qantara to serve 850 thousand acres in the governorates of Upper Egypt today
Dr. Swailem and Major General Abu Al -Nasr reviewed a presentation on the works that have been completed and the work currently being implemented, and the plan to develop the old and new Al -Qanater region was reviewed and the construction of gardens with an area of 3 acres in the area surrounding the arches while preserving the archaeological character of the region.
Dr. Swailem stressed the importance of training engineers and technicians on new arches to preserve them, just as the old Dairut arches were preserved in good condition over 150 years. He also directed his sovereignty to preserve the archaeological character of the ancient arches as part of the history of the Egyptian Al -Rai School.
After that, Dr. Swailem and Major General Abu Al -Nasr visited the site of the implementation of the new Dairout Group, where Dr. Swailem announced the start of the new Arcue of the Sea Yusuf, whose implementation was completed, which serves 850 thousand acres in the governorates of Minya, Beni Suef, Fayoum, and Giza.
The traffic also included the Ibrahimi reservation barrages, which are currently being completed to intervene for experimental operation with the rest of the group during the last quarter of 2025, when the last cubic meter of concrete meter was completed in the barrage and the rest of the civil and mechanical works are being completed.
He also met the workers in the project, as Dr. Swailem expressed his great appreciation for their efforts in implementing this giant project at the highest level of efficiency, and benefiting from the experiences gained from the Japanese side during the implementation of the project.
He also thanked the Japanese partner and the Japanese government for their efforts during the past two years in implementing this important project, and the success achieved by everyone’s commitment to the quality of implementation, as well as commitment to the schedule scheduled to carry out works.
Dr. Swailem stated that the project’s implementation rate to date exceeds 81%, and that this important project is within the group of major projects undertaken by the Ministry with the aim of updating, qualifying and maintaining irrigation facilities in the various governorates of the Republic.
He added that the project aims to improve the irrigation process in the lead in 1.60 million acres in five governorates in Upper Egypt (Assiut – Minya – Beni Suef – Fayoum – Giza), and to provide a sophisticated system to control the actions of canals fed by the Al -Qanater Group in the five governorates in addition to the work of an upper bridge.
It is worth noting that with regard to the rest of the group’s arches, the reinforced concrete has been completed for each of the Derotia and Badman Qantrin, the installation of gates and the operating system.
With regard to the arches of Abu Jabal, the coastal and the revenue of Al -Daljawi, the foundations and curtains of water were implemented in the lower origin, the reinforced concrete works of the body of the arches, the wall of protection and guidance in the mineral curtains, and the gates and the operating system were installed.
The roof of the main control room building and operation is also poured, and the walls of the maintenance room and drying boxes are completed.
