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Housing Minister Assem El Gazzar signed an agreement with Swiss Ambassador to Egypt Paul Garnier to establish a potable water management program in Upper Egypt, according to a press release from the Swiss embassy picked up by Egypt Independent<\/a>. The project is designed to provide sustainable access to drinking water to some 2 mn people, and will be implemented across several phases between 2019 and 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Housing Minister Assem El Gazzar signed an agreement with Swiss Ambassador to Egypt Paul Garnier to establish a potable water management program in Upper Egypt, according to a press release from the Swiss embassy picked up by Egypt Independent. 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