LIFE-IWRM-IWMDs

Integrated Water Management Districts

From October 2004 to September 2008, the Integrated Water Resources Management Project activities will focus on four Irrigation General Directorates:

Zifta and West Sharkiya in the Delta and

Qena and Aswan in Upper Egypt.

IWMD Site Profile

General Directorate	Irrigation	Total Area	Population	No. Of Branch
of Irrigation	Districts	(Feddans)		Canals
New Zifta	North Zifta	43,200	220,000	19
	El Santa	55,810	356,902	9
	Quesna	53,250	365,591	22
	Zifta	39,650	351,000	28
	Birket El Sab'a	39,490	320,000	16
Total	5	231,400	1,613,493	94

West Sharkiya	Abu Kebeer	58,882	450,000	15
	Kafr Sakr	54,070	600,000	23
	Awlad Sakr	68,000	800,000	32
	El Ebrahimia	59,214	495,000	31
	El Zagazig	63,685	450,000	45
Total	5	303,851	2,795,000	146

Qena	Esna	59,970	322,347	50
	Armant	34,200	160,000	35
	Luxor	42,850	434,374	43
	Nakada	32,210	205,000	41
	Qous	36,010	337,200	37
	Qena	49,400	631,229	55
	Deshna	50,100	406,130	58
	Nagaa Hammadi	83,880	516,500	85
	Abu Tesht	37,010	363,910	45
Total	9	425,630	3,376,690	449

Aswan	Aswan	14,350	150,935	59
	El Tobsa	30,210	140,881	33
	Wadi El Nokra	65,000	1,200	30
	Kom Ombo	39,768	281,507	87
	Elselsla	29,490	122,687	55
	East Edfu	28,105	147,006	45
	West Edfu	31,335	234,190	32
	Wadi El Saida	40,000	18,000	30
Total	8	278,258	1,096,406	371
Grand Total	27	1,239,139	8,881,589	1,060

IWMU
Integrated Water Management Unit
Tel: (20-2) 3544-9459, 9473, 9475
Fax: (20-2) 3544-9530

Cairo IWRM Office
Dr. Jeffrey Fredericks
Chief of Party
Tel: (20-2) 3544-9506, 9507, 9485
Fax: (20-2) 3544-9484
jfredericks@irgltd.com

Qena IWRM Office
Eng. Nabil Fawzy
Regional Advisor
Tel: (20-96) 534-3887
Fax: (20-96) 534-3886
nfawzi@iwrmeg.com

Zagazig IWRM Office
Eng. Maher Khodary Regional Advisor
Tel: (20-55) 234-8382
Fax: (20-55) 234-8384
mkhodary@iwrmeg.com

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