Items related to irrigation canals

As garbage piles up in canals, residents take matters into their own hands
Steven Viney 29 Oct 2012
Although the Nile is generally praised as the country’s lifeblood, many people actually rely on its irrigation...
Rural irrigation canals are afflicted by water shortages and contaminated water
Steven Viney 13 Aug 2012
After a month of severe water cuts, with little to no water running through the canals of Abu Sir and Saqqara, the...
Irrigation canals mismanagement leads to health hazards: The example of Abu Sir
Neil Pollick 15 May 2011
The canals of Abu Sir village are part of the vast network of Egypt’s irrigation canals designed to expand the...