Egypt completes 21 irrigation intakes on Sheikh Jaber Canal in North Sinai

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has completed 21 of 24 water intakes on the Sheikh Jaber Canal as part of efforts to supply irrigation water to reclaimed land in North Sinai.

The intakes are intended to serve 125,000 feddans under the North Sinai Development Project, which includes work to provide water for agricultural reclamation.

The ministry is continuing the irrigation works linked to the project. With 21 intakes finished, three remain to be completed.

The update concerns the construction of the water intakes and does not specify how much of the targeted land is already receiving irrigation water.