Egypt’s Irrigation Minister Says Nile Regulation Project Continues Alongside Encroachment Removals

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, has confirmed that work on the national project to regulate the Nile River and its two branches is continuing without interruption.

The project is being carried out in parallel with the 30th wave of operations to remove encroachments, the minister said.

Sewilam’s statement underlined that the removal campaign has not halted implementation of the Nile project. Both efforts are proceeding concurrently.

The update did not provide further details on the project’s progress or the scope of removals under the current wave.