Egypt has finished 11 of 20 works to clean up the Kitchener Drain
Two more contracts are being signed and four will be retendered, the irrigation ministry says.
Cairo — Egypt's Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry says it has completed 11 of the 20 operations in its share of the Kitchener Drain water-quality project, which serves farmland in Gharbia, Kafr El-Sheikh and Dakahlia governorates.
What is done
Completed works include strengthening the drain's embankments, rehabilitating secondary drains, protecting banks and slopes, upgrading water structures and supplying equipment to measure flows.
Two contracts have been awarded: on-farm irrigation upgrades across 700 feddans, and two new pumping and mixing stations at Samatay and El-Hamoul.
What is left
Four operations will be retendered, including the rehabilitation of seven pumping stations, dredging and embankment work along 46.7 km of the drain and its branches, and water-quality monitoring equipment. Minister Hani Sewilam told officials to speed up contracting and keep the project on schedule.
The ministry did not explain the status of the remaining three operations, or give a completion date or total cost.
The project aims to improve water quality in the drain and make more efficient use of agricultural drainage water.
Source: Daily News Egypt, 7 November 2026.
