CAIRO — South Sinai is building water management projects to both protect the governorate from torrential rains and harness them for beneficial use.
Governor Khaled Fouda said that 44 dams and 229 artificial lakes have been established, along with 16 barriers, 15 reservoirs and five solar energy projects at a cost of 436.477 million Egyptian pounds (about $27.7 million). The projects will protect the Al Muzaina area, the Dahab Road, the Nuweiba sea port, Taba and Sharm El Sheikh, among others.
