Today, Sunday, the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation unveiled its plans to avoid the risk of the second filling of the Renaissance Dam.

Mohammed Ghanem, spokesman for the ministry, said that all possible scenarios were prepared according to the worst conditions by managing a strong system for every drop of water, adding, "We have 4 major plans to mitigate the effects of any potential crisis."

Ghanem confirmed, during a statement to "Masrawy" website, that the ministry has started implementing a project of rehabilitating and lining the land and drains, by lining 8 thousand and 200 kilometers at a cost of more than 18 billion cubic meters, indicating that the total cost of the project amounts to 80 billion pounds.

The spokesman added that this step allows water to flow at the ends of the lands and reduces the rates of waste in water, pointing out that the second plan is the maintenance and construction of 92 water mixing and lifting stations, which operate with high efficiency and drain water on time, especially during the period of maximum needs.

The spokesman added that the third plan is to launch the Sahara Al Mahsama to discharge one million cubic meters per day, and the Bahr Al Baqar drainage drainage station, which treats 5 million cubic meters per day, which is the largest treatment plant in the world, in addition to the inauguration of the new Hammam plant that serves the new delta projects.

Ghanem emphasized that the fourth plan is to encourage farmers to resort to modern irrigation in desert lands, then in old lands, where work is being done on 4 million feddans by means of drip irrigation and sprinkler irrigation as an alternative to flood irrigation, as agriculture consumes the largest proportion of the Nile water.

The spokesman indicated that Egypt rejects the second filling process unilaterally, as Egypt and Sudan are definitely affected, adding that Ethiopia did not generate energy last year, and for a large extent it will not be born this year, but it seeks to impose a fait accompli policy, which is rejected by Cairo.