CAIRO - 29 June 2020: President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi directed boosting coordination and cooperation among the various authorities concerned to provide necessary elements of success to the "New Delta" project. One of the most important of these elements is to provide the water necessary for irrigation and reclamation of new agricultural lands targeted for development, the president said. Presidency Spokesman Bassam Rady said the meeting followed up the mega national project for agricultural production "The New Delta", which aims to increase the agricultural area in Egypt along the El-Dabaa axis by one million feddans in its early stages. The area is subject to expansion in the following future stages, as the project includes several pivotal projects for agricultural development, including the "Egypt's Future" project, he said. President Sisi was briefed on the implementation of the project including its infrastructure, irrigation water, and the financial cost, he added.
