A delegation from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank visited the projects being implemented in Tella.
Eng. Rushdi El Sayed Omar, Chairman and Managing Director of the Menoufia Drinking Water and Wastewater Company, received a delegation from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank during their visit to Menoufia Governorate to follow up on the status of projects being implemented within the Sustainable Rural Sanitation Services Program (SRSSP) in Tala Center.
The delegation listened to a presentation about the Menoufia Water Company and the various performance indicators within the company, in the presence of the heads of the various sectors in the company.
The mission team inspected the expansion project of the Tala treatment plant, which is being contracted by the Integrated Environmental Technology and Petroleum Services Company (IETOS), a leading Egyptian joint stock company in the field of water and wastewater treatment, with a proven track record.
They inspected the project to establish slope networks, lifting stations and expulsion lines for Kom El Sheikh Obeid, Ahmed Rashid Estate, implemented by Al Badr Engineering Contracting Company, a leading company in infrastructure works and with previous experience in implementing such works in SRSP projects.
The company chairman pointed out that the company has implemented the civil and electromechanical works for the expansion project of the Tala Energy Treatment Plant, with a capacity of 6,000 m3/day, the first phase of which is 4,000 m3/day, operating with an ASBR system and includes inlet units, filters, a balance tank, ASBR basins, sludge concentration basins, sludge drying basins, and a chlorine contact tank, as well as equipment rooms and general site works.
Mission representatives held meetings with a number of citizens and local committees formed to represent the community. These committees are helping to support the program in the villages where it is being implemented, apply the principles of community participation, and assess citizen satisfaction with the implementation of the work and provision of services.
The residents expressed their joy at the near completion of the project and their satisfaction with the services provided by the Menoufia Drinking Water and Wastewater Company.
Mission representatives praised the clear role of women in these committees, as well as in Egyptian society in general, and the impact this has had on achieving program results and project implementation.
The delegation concluded the visit by thanking all attendees for the outstanding work they undertook, which serves as a model for all other projects to follow.
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) from Enviroconsult.
It's worth noting that the project aims to expand the provision of sanitation services, enhance the efficiency of infrastructure, and improve the level of services provided to citizens. This includes implementing these works in targeted villages and dependencies, in addition to improving the performance of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Company, ensuring the sustainability of service quality and maximizing the benefits of investments invested in the program.
