EU to finance water resource management project in five governorates

The Irrigation Ministry is collaborating with the European Union on a water resource management and conservation project in Sharqiya, Beheira, Gharbiya, Fayoum and Qena, Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Ati said yesterday, Al Shorouk reports. The project, which will focus on monitoring water usage, as well as quality, and devising strategies to reduce consumption, is slated for completion by 2020. No further details were provided.