President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi witnessed on Sunday the inauguration of the “New Delta” integrated developmental project, recognized as one of the largest agricultural and developmental mega-projects executed by the state in recent years.
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Massive Agricultural Reclamation: The mega-project aims to reclaim and cultivate approximately 2.5 million feddans of land within the Western Desert regions.
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Advanced Water Management: The initiative relies heavily on treated agricultural drainage water, processed using state-of-the-art technologies to ensure maximum efficiency and sustainability of water resources.
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Strategic Logistical Location: Situated along the Rod El Farag–Dabaa axis and close to 6th of October City, the project benefits from a highly advantageous logistical position for transport and supply chains.
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Expansive Geographic Footprint: The project covers an extensive area, stretching nearly 120 kilometers in length with a depth ranging between 60 and 70 kilometers.
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Organized Infrastructure Grid: The land layout features highly organized subdivisions intersected by dozens of longitudinal and transverse roadways designed to streamline the movement of machinery and transport.
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Mega Water Infrastructure: The project includes the construction of a 166-kilometer artificial river alongside 12 lifting stations engineered to transport water across the various agricultural zones.
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World-Record Treatment Plant: The New Delta features a colossal water treatment facility that secured a place in the Guinness World Records for its unprecedented processing capacities.
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Massive Job Creation: The project generates thousands of direct employment opportunities, alongside hundreds of thousands of indirect jobs across the transport, warehousing, and food-processing sectors.
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Youth Empowerment and Training: The state is actively implementing specialized training and qualification programs for youth to integrate them into national industries linked to the New Delta.
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Sustainable Desert Utilization: The initiative represents a major paradigm shift in utilizing Western Desert resources through an economically viable and highly sustainable approach.
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Long-Term Water & Climate Strategy: The project aligns directly with Egypt’s National Water Resources Strategy extending to 2050, as well as broader plans to mitigate climate change and preserve the environment.
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Food Security and Urban Expansion: The ultimate goals are to establish new urban and agricultural communities capable of absorbing future population growth, while fortifying food security and cutting reliance on imports by boosting strategic crop production.
