President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi inaugurates projects in Sohag and Beni Suef governorates on Jan. 21, 2018President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi inaugurates projects in Sohag and Beni Suef governorates on Jan. 21, 2018CAIRO – 21 January 2018: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi inaugurated on Sunday projects in Sohag and Beni Suef governorates, which are the poorest governorates in Egypt, as poverty rates had hit 66 percent of their population in 2016.Sisi inaugurated Sohag projects through video conference as he was present in Beni Suef. The station’s production capacity is 700 liter/second, supplying water to around 398,615 citizens.The station executed by The Arab Contractors is connected with a 55 kilometer network which had been sterilized for 24 hours before the station’s operation started.The 2,280 residential units are distributed among 98 flat buildings and are connected with all facility networks such as electricity, water supply, water waste, and telecommunication networks. These projects include five water stations and a roads network.Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali presented the ministry’s accomplishments between 2014 and 2017, saying that it has built a database of unprivileged families. She made the remark that population growth during that period is unprecedented.Wali added that most beneficiaries of Takaful Wa Karama (Solidarity and Dignity) monetary subsidies program are from Upper Egypt as it covers 5,630 villages. The program benefits 1.5 million poor families in all governorates.The ministry has also collaborated with NGOs to identify houses that need restoration in an initiative called Sakan Karim (Suitable Housing).

Source: Egypt Today January 21, 2018 11:26 UTC