Planning Minister allocates EGP 300 million to develop Alexandria‘s infrastructure

Minister of Planning and Economic Development Dr. Hala El-Said approved EGP 300 million to support the Ministry of Housing project aiming to provide the necessary infrastructure to handle the rain season in Alexandria Governorate. This amount is a down payment to start raising the efficiency of the governorate's sewage system.El-Said affirmed the ministry’s keenness to achieve rapid steps to raise the efficiency of the sewage and drainage system in Alexandria Governorate before the onset of the coming winter season, by October 2021.The minister added that the approved amount came within the framework of the Prime Minister’s directives to meet urgent needs for sewage projects in Alexandria Governorate, as part of the state’s efforts to deal with the torrential rains in Alexandria."The ministry is keen to support the implementation of major national projects and to confront and overcome any challenges or obstacles they face," she explained.El-Said added that the government prioritizes sanitation projects, the need to support these projects, and providing the required finances to implement any urgent projects in this regard.On a recent basis, El-Said has approved a grant of EGP 78.7 million for Alexandria Governorate’s Lake Mariout purification project, as part of the current fiscal year (FY) 2020/21 plan.