CAIRO – 11 December 2021: Egypt has dug 75 underground water wells and established 7 dams in Uganda, said the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n
Egypt\u2019s support for Ugandans in the field of water was not limited to the Egyptian government\u2019s support, but expanded through individual initiatives to dig wells in disadvantaged areas in Uganda, said Egyptian Water minister and irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Atti in a statement during his visit to Uganda. The projects were established in Kiboga, Wakiso, Sironko, and Adjumani.<\/p>\n
He added that such an individual initiative was launched under the supervision of the Egyptian irrigation mission in Uganda, noting that 20 groundwater wells were drilled by self-effort in different Ugandan provinces.<\/p>\n
The Minister said that the depth of a well ranges between 20 and 30 meters and it serves about 100 families comprising about 800 individuals in one area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis initiative began when engineers of the Egyptian irrigation mission in Uganda donated part of their salary to dig a clean water well with a depth of about 30 meters to help about 150 local families, with more than 1,000 individuals,\u201d he added, noting that the initiative encouraged many Egyptian citizens and civil society organizations in Egypt to participate in digging additional wells in many Ugandan provinces.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis matter has greatly contributed to alleviating the suffering of citizens who are facing trouble and hardship to water access,\u201d the Minister said.<\/p>\n
On December 6, 2021, Abdel-Atti started an official visit to Kampala\u060c Uganda. <\/p>\n
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