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CAIRO — On April 28, Egyptian Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel Ati laid the cornerstone of the River Bus Project in Dakahlia, northeast of the Nile Delta. The project will cost 21 million Egyptian pounds ($1.1 million) and is part of the Egyptian government’s efforts to expand the use of Nile River buses in the transport of individuals and goods.
Several regions in Greater Cairo, including Cairo, Giza, Qalyubia and Helwan, are connected by river buses, which are boats that navigate on the river. In this vein, the Egyptian government is looking to reduce traffic congestion. A river bus ticket costs 2 Egyptian pounds, the equivalent of 11 cents.
