Sunday 30/November/2025 – 01:12 PM
Today, Sunday, Major General Khaled Mubarak, Governor of South Sinai, laid the foundation stone for the replacement and renovation of the wastewater treatment plant in the city of Dahab, in the presence of Engineer Ahmed Jaber, Chairman of the Holding Company for Potable Water and Wastewater, Major General Essam Galal, Chairman of the National Contracting Company, and Engineer Khaled Al-Omari, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the North and South Sinai Drinking Water and Wastewater Company.
Improving water and sanitation services
The governor said that the political leadership is working to implement a program to improve water and sanitation services using the latest modern technologies, which aims to improve the water and sanitation infrastructure in South Sinai, especially in tourist cities, in addition to providing sustainable and effective drinking water and sanitation services to citizens and tourists, which contributes to improving public health and protecting the environment.
He stressed that the project to establish a sewage treatment plant in Dahab is a pioneering project in the field of improving the environment, especially after its success in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh, noting that this water can be used to establish tree forests with an area of 236 acres, and benefit from their wood, in addition to irrigating crops in the streets and squares.
The head of the National Contracting Company explained that the station is scheduled to operate with a capacity of 8,000 cubic meters per day, at a cost of 400 million pounds, to operate using the triple treatment method. The station receives water from 10 lifting stations, and the water is collected to be pumped to the station.
He added that the station operates on the RBC system, and includes 14 dilution basins and 2 stacking tanks. The capacity of each tank is 10,000 cubic meters per day, and it is scheduled to operate in the future with a capacity of 16,000 cubic meters per day, to accommodate the population increase, according to the city’s new strategic plan.
