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

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

Sewilam said implementation is proceeding in parallel with the 30th wave of operations to remove encroachments.

His remarks underscored that work on the Nile project is not being put on hold while the removal campaign takes place. Both efforts are moving forward concurrently.

The statement provided no further details on the locations covered by the ongoing work or the progress of the latest removal operations.