The Planning Ministry approved an additional allocation of EGP 572.5 mn over what is budgeted for in FY2016-17 for sanitation and drinking water projects, Al Masry Al Youm reports. EGP 272.5 mn will be used to fund a wastewater treatment plant in Abu Rawash in Giza, Minister Hala El Said said. The remaining EGP 300 mn are additional allocations in the budget to fund other wastewater treatment and drinking water projects nationwide.