Activities in Egypt

The Bahr Yusef Canal is a waterway extending for some 300 kilometers through Middle Egypt. The Monshat El Dahab regulator is located along the canal and was built in 1900. Under the Project for Rehabilitation and Improvement of Monshat El Dahab Regulator on Bahr Yusef Canal, the aging Monshat El Dahab regulator would be repaired to provide a stable supply of water to the region it serves.

• Exchange of Notes signed on: June 15, 2008
• Maximum Amount of Assistance: 2.141 billion yen
• Executing Agency: Irrigation Improvement Sector of the Ministry of Water Resources

Based on evaluations of the Lahoun, Mazoura and Sakoula regulator rehabilitation work also implemented in the past on the Bahr Yusef Canal, an overflow gate system will be employed at Monshat El Dahab to allow easy regulation of the water level and flow volume. The project will allow more efficient distribution of water to its service areas, which would increase the agricultural productivity by maximum 11 %.

Project Highlights

As per a pact with Sudan, no more than 55.5 billion tons of water is released from the Aswan High Dam per year. Since the agreement was signed by 50 years ago, however, Egypt’s population has increased dramatically. How to most efficiently use its water resources to feed its 80 million people and support their lives has therefore become a pressing issue in Egypt. The rehabilitation of the Monshat El Dahab regulator will alleviate the scarcity of water by facilitating more effective use of the limited water supplies. By increasing yields of crops with more available water, the project aims at improving the local economy.

The Monshat El Dahab regulator before rehabilitation