CAIRO – 2 July 2022: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi was briefed on Saturday on proposals to develop and utilize the investment opportunities at Lake Manzala in northeastern Egypt, which aim at preserving the lake and achieving sustainable development. During the meeting, Sisi urged continuing efforts of purifying and developing Lake Manzala and other lakes nationwide in order to support and maximize the return from fisheries production in integration with the purification of lakes. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and a number of ministers and officials attended the meeting with Sisi today to review the work flow regarding developing Lake Manzala and its surrounding areas. Lake Manzala, located in the northeastern part of the Nile Delta, is one of the largest fresh lakes with an area of around 405 square kilometers depth of 1.15 meters, according to the Presidency. This is in addition to the growth of water plants, such as Eichhornia and Phragmites, which impedes the movement of lake water and the impact on fisheries there.
