The Irrigation Ministry is planning to launch a tender in March for the construction of a EGP 1 bn water barrage in New Dairut, Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Atti said, according to Al-Ahram. The ministry will select the winning offer by October 2019, with construction work set to begin during the same month. The loan, which will be financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency, was approved by Cabinet in April 2015. The project is expected to take over four years to complete.