During the meeting, the ministry reviewed several prototypes for promenades (walkways) prepared by the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation. The designs are intended to ensure the preservation of the Nile's water sector and comply with the regulations for construction in both the restricted and regulated zones along the riverbanks.
Sewilam directed the Nile River Development and Protection
Sector to continuously monitor all current and future work along the Nile's banks
to ensure full compliance with the stipulations of the Water Resources and
Irrigation Law No. 147 of 2021 and its executive regulations. He also
emphasized the importance of ensuring that individuals and investors refrain
from carrying out any works within the river's water sector itself.
The Minister also instructed officials to study any
proposals submitted by the governorates for developmental work along the banks
aimed at serving citizens, provided that all applicable laws and regulations
are strictly observed.
Sewilam stated that encroachments on the river channel
negatively affect its capacity to pass the necessary water flows to meet
various water demands. Therefore, the Ministry is confronting any violations
with full decisiveness and halting encroachments in their infancy.
In this context, several projects for the protection and
development of the Nile are currently underway. Completed works include the
maintenance of the Deshna Nile Corniche in Qena governorate (approximately 370
meters) and the protection of Nile banks in the villages of El-Raqaba,
El-Tonab, and El-Rediseia in Aswan governorate (reaching 400 meters).
Ongoing projects include the development of the Nile fronts in Nag Hammadi and Dandara in Qena (265 meters) and the protection of Nile banks near El-Qayzan village, Girga city, and El-Kula village in Sohag governorate (1,900 meters).