Deputy Minister of Housing and a delegation from the World Bank and the Asian Bank inspect the projects being implemented in Tala.
Eng. Rushdi El Sayed Omar, Chairman of the Menoufia Drinking Water and Sanitation Company, received His Excellency Dr. Sayed Ismail, Deputy Minister of Housing, and a delegation from the World Bank and the Asian Bank during their visit to Menoufia Governorate, to follow up on the status of the projects being implemented within the Sustainable Rural Sanitation Services Program (SRSSP) in its first and second phases, which is being implemented in Tala City.
The mission team inspected the Saft Jeddam treatment plant with a capacity of 4000/6000 m3/day, implemented by one of the leading national companies in the field of sewage treatment plants, the Integrated Environmental Technology and Petroleum Services Company (IETOS).
He also inspected the implementation works of the slope networks, lifting stations and expulsion lines in Saft Jeddam village (contracted by Misr Construction and Development Company), which are currently being implemented with a total network length of 16,475 m. The station capacity is 49 L/s and the total expulsion lines are 939 m long.
The mission representatives held sessions with some citizens and local committees that were formed to represent the community, which contribute to supporting the programme in the villages where it is being implemented, applying the principles of community participation and the extent of citizens’ satisfaction with the implementation of the work and the provision of services.
The mission representatives praised the clear role of women in these committees, as well as in Egyptian society in general, and the impact of this in particular on achieving the program’s results and implementing the projects.
The delegation concluded the visit by thanking all attendees for the wonderful achievement in implementing the works, which is a model to be emulated by all other projects.
The mission was accompanied by officials from the Project Management Unit (PMU), the Ministry of Housing’s Project Management Unit (PMU), the Programme Management Consultant (PMCF), and the Implementation Support Consultant (ISC) of Enviroconsult.
It is worth noting that the project aims to increase the extension of sanitation services, raise the efficiency of the infrastructure, and improve the level of services provided to citizens, including the implementation of these works in the targeted villages and dependencies, in addition to improving the performance of the Drinking Water and Sanitation Company, which ensures the sustainability of the quality of services and maximizes the benefit from the investments pumped into the program.
