(MENAFN - Daily News Egypt) Humans are the cornerstone of development, hence was the state interest in slums since President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi assumed office. The first are the dangerous slums, which the government pledged to make 2018 the final year for. These slums account for 40% of all slums in Egypt, according to data from the Informal Settlements Development Fund (ISDF). Former head of the ISDF Adel Darwish told Daily News Egypt that 23 dangerous slums have undergone development by establishing 22,000 residential units, which leaves 289 slums with 186,000 units undeveloped. In Helwan, 16 areas were developed, including El Huda City, Rokn Helwan, Ezzbet El Walda, Manshyet Ein Helwan, Bein El-Ezbetein, Manshyet El-Salam, Arab Rashed, and Arab Abo Dahroug.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 11, 2018 13:41 UTC