Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has officially opened a number of land reclamation projects in the desert area in Toshka, Aswan governorate, including Toshka Al Khir project, as part of the state’s efforts to achieve an integrated development boom.
Toshka Al Khir is one of the biggest land reclamation projects the president saved from collapse. During the inauguration of Toshka Al Khir project in Aswan, the president watched a documentary about the cultivation of more than 2 million palm trees, as well as digging canals and wells to provide the water needed for the reclaimed lands in Toshka.
The documentary titled “green carpet” underlined the importance of securing the national food security for all Egyptians as one the political leadership’s top priorities. It shed light on the use of the most advanced technological systems in the agricultural and irrigation domains in the country’s national projects topped by the two million feddan project which includes agricultural ventures in Toshka, East Owainat, the New Delta and Sinai.
Strategic industry
The documentary stressed the political leadership’s interest in working on manufacturing production lines locally to magnify the added value and support the local strategic industry. It added the National Service Products Organization cooperates with Elsewedy Electric group to support the irrigation industry locally and achieve self-sufficiency of these systems to meet the country’s agricultural needs. The documentary pointed out that Egypt managed to manufacture 70% of the irrigation systems locally.
On his part, Director General of the National Service Products Organization (NSPO) Major General Walid Abul Magd said the agency participates in implementing several projects in the fields of agricultural, livestock, dairy products, poultry, fish farms and heavy industries, in addition to mining.
Meanwhile, Chairman of Board of Directors of Elsewedy Electric Ahmed El Sewedy said the private sector took part in all projects carried out in the past seven years. He added that Elsewedy Electric secured over 20,000 jobs in these national projects, thanking President Sisi for his support of the private sector.
Chairman of the National Company for General Construction and Supplies Major General Karam Salem reviewed the progress made in the South Valley development project, where 325,000 feddan of lands were reclaimed.
Salem said that 11 national companies finalized the first phase of the South Valley development project that included establishing irrigation networks, digging canals, building pump stations, erecting electricity networks and constructing service roads.
On his part, Chairman of the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces Ihab El Far said the State executed several projects in the past seven years, notably agriculture development projects to stop encroachments on farmlands in the Nile Valley and the Delta.
