El Shorouk Residents Allege Land Hoarding on Nearly 460 Villa Plots

Residents of El Shorouk’s Seventh District have submitted complaints to Housing Minister Ahmed El Maghraby alleging widespread land hoarding and irregularities involving state land allocated for villas.

The complaints cite nearly 460 cases involving plot owners in the upscale district. Residents allege that land intended for residential construction has instead been held without development.

The district was planned 12 years ago, with land to be allocated to individuals for the construction of 530 villas. The scale of the allegations raises questions about how those allocations have been used.

Residents also accuse the Housing Ministry of ignoring their complaints. The supplied information includes no ministry response or details of any official investigation into the allegations.