In an expanded interview with "Al -Mal": Major General Ashraf Attia reveals the details of investment and service projects in Aswan Governorate

Aswan Governorate is witnessing a huge boom of economic, social and service projects and the achievements that the Aswan citizen, who carries in his heart a great love for the leader of the new renaissance of the republic that President Abdel Fattah El -Sisi establishes.

The projects implemented by the governorate include a project to replace and renew the infrastructure, lines, networks, drinking water and sanitation stations at a cost of 1.5 billion pounds, and the implementation of 662 projects for the comprehensive development of the Egyptian countryside within a "decent life" at a estimated cost of 16.5 billion pounds, and the establishment of a number of bridges and roads at a cost exceeding one billion pounds, in addition to raising the efficiency of 112 health units and 11 hospitals within the comprehensive health insurance system at a total cost of 11 billion and 700 million..And other huge investment and service projects.

The Governor of Aswan, Major General Ashraf Attia, spoke to the newspaper "Al -Mal" about many of these projects and the future vision of the capital of economy, culture and youth...And to the text of the dialogue..

The beginning of Major General Ashraf Attia, the governor of Aswan, spoke about the governorate, saying that it is considered the gateway to Egypt from the south, as it is the last governorate of Upper Egypt in the south and is about 879 km from Cairo, which is the link and the communication point between Egypt and Africa, so it is truly the capital of the economy and African culture and African youth as the president called itAbdel Fattah Sisi.

He continued: «The total area of the governorate is 62.7 thousand square meters, which includes 5 main centers that include 10 cities, 39 local village units, 107 main villages, 514 Nag and Kafr.».

On the governorate’s plan during the coming period and the projects and services that are being implemented, Attia stressed that Aswan is currently witnessing an unprecedented boom in all sectors of public work despite the many challenges, especially the repercussions of the Corona, where work is underway to implement an integrated project for development and beauty to show the civilized face of the province,He pointed out that a comprehensive development work has been completed for the station's field, the tourist market, and the Dora Nile Park.

Replace and renew the networks and water stations and sanitation stations at a cost of 1.5 billion pounds

The governor added that similar projects are being implemented in the rest of the centers and cities to restore the visual identity and the appropriate aesthetic appearance in this ancient tourist province, and the largest project is being implemented to replace and renew the infrastructure, lines, networks, drinking water and sanitation stations at a total cost of 1.5 billion pounds belonging to the drinking water and sanitation company.

Attia explained that the National Authority for Drinking Water and Sanitation implemented 25 projects within the investment plan 2022/2021 at an estimated cost of 388 million pounds, and this is parallel to the investment of the Swiss Cooperation Agency grant in improving drinking water in the areas of Khor Awada, Khattari and Ambarkab at a cost of 8.8 million Swiss francs, all of this contributes to meeting the demands of citizens and upgrading drinking water and sanitation services in the various cities and villages of the province.

He added that in the same context, development work was implemented and efficiency was implemented within the presidential initiative "a decent life" within 34 villages in two phases distributed over all centers of the governorate with a total of 83 projects in various sectors and with credits of 280 million and 700 thousand pounds.

Implementing the work of developing and raising the efficiency of villages within a "decent life" at a value of 16.5 billion pounds

He said that the comprehensive development projects of the Egyptian countryside "a decent life" are being implemented at the level of 31 major villages, 100 sub -villages, 315 unbelievers, Nag and Izbat in the centers of Kom Ombo, Edfu and Nasr Al -Nuba, so far, 662 projects have reached a cost of 16.5 billion pounds, in addition to the implementation of projects that live Egypt and the comprehensive health insurance system.

This is in addition to the creation of many developmental and bridal axes and highways, as well as replacing and renewing the service with a leap in the field of digital transformation and setting a new investment map, which is parallel to the opening of direct communication channels with citizens to solve their problems and deal quickly with them to reduce the burdens of living from their shoulders in implementationFor the directives of President Abdel Fattah El -Sisi.

With regard to the projects that will be opened soon, the governor of Aswan said that the current executive efforts will actually be crowned with the opening of many important projects in various sectors, including for example, the axis and bridge of Kalabsha on the Nile, which costs one billion pounds and is 23 km long and 21 meters wide by 2 laneTraffic with a width of 7.5 m each direction.

He continued that the axis includes 10 cabarets, including 5 main cabarets, which are a bridge on the western desert road, and a bridge on the western agricultural road, next to the bridge above the Nile River, in addition to a bridge above the large navigator, and finally a bridge on the eastern agricultural road, as well as 5 tunnels to solve intersectionsWith sub -roads, canals and banks.

Kima 2 Factory for the production of 1320 tons of ammonia with 12 billion pounds

He referred to the new "Kima 2" project project and the neighborly operation for it, as the cost of this national investment project reached 12 billion pounds and currently produces 1320 tons of ammonia per day, and also 1730 tons of urea ore daily, where 45 %of production is exported to European, Asian and African markets via acrossSea and land ports, along with 55 %for local markets, which contributed to providing more than two thousand real job opportunities for young people.

The Governor of Aswan continued that there are also projects of the Viva Egypt Fund to raise the quality of infrastructure and services in many sectors, where 8 projects were completed by 100 %of a total of 14 projects at a total cost of 686 million pounds, including 320 million pounds in support of the Viva Egypt Fund and 323 million pounds, in supportFrom the Ministry of Planning and Administrative Reform, and also 43 million from the Industrial Development Authority.

With regard to the priorities of the next stage regarding the restoration and exploitation of the state’s lands, Ashraf Attia said that in the context of President Abdel Fattah El -Sisi’s directives to continue efforts to recover the state’s lands, preserve the people’s right and confront the phenomenon of assaulting state property and agricultural lands, and the violating construction, the intensification of efforts and removal campaigns to implement the wave 18 was emphasized.To remove encroachments on state property lands, in 3 stages within a specific timetable.

He continued that the timetable includes various centers and cities during the current month and two months, under the supervision of the Supreme Committee for the Recruitment of State Land by removing all forms of encroachments and continuous coordination between all executive agencies from the states and local units, in addition to the Aswan Security Directorate, and continuous follow -up from the portfolio is underwayPersonally, throughout the day, to determine the implementation of removal decisions in centers and cities.

Establishing social housing units in several cities and delivering 2118 units to beneficiaries

On social housing projects, Ashraf Attia explained that these projects are one of the most prominent challenges facing the executive work in the current period, and the governorate succeeded in setting rapid solutions for many of them, such as the distinguished housing project in the Al -Akkad district, which remained 12 years old, where the apartments were delivered to the pilgrims in batchesAnd that is after the completion of the finishing and Landsep.

The governorate implements digital transformation steps that exceed 21 million pounds

Regarding the digital transformation projects in the province..And where did you get in this file?Therefore, the largest center for information systems and digital transformation was established at the level of Upper Egypt at a cost of 21 million pounds to perform 82 multiple services for citizens, and it was linked to 11 advanced technology centers at the level of the cities and centers of the province.

Regarding the efforts made in the health sector to meet the demands of the people of Aswan, he indicated that 112 health units and 11 hospitals are being developed and raised within the comprehensive health insurance system at a total cost of 11 billion and 700 million pounds, including 9 billion and 200 million pounds for construction, and 2 billion and 500 million pounds for medical equipment and othersmedical.

He continued: In parallel, more than a million citizens have been registered so far to enjoy comprehensive health coverage and use distinguished health services immediately after the start of the experimental operation of the new system, and the governorate is implementing many projects to improve the health system to provide high -quality treatment services for the Aswan citizen.

He stated that the new nurseries department has been opened for premature children, which includes 13 gifts from the governorate to the university hospital, which is parallel to supporting the department with other medical equipment and supplies in support of the University Hospitals Authority in order to fulfill the mass needs, and a dialysis department was opened, while it is underwayImplementing the project to develop and raise the efficiency of the orthopedic department and the rest of the Aswan University Hospital departments, which will contribute to doubling the number of family to 300 beds instead of 150 beds.

On the traffic crisis and street vendors scattered in some places in Aswan, he said that for the traffic system and in order to preserve the civilized face of the African youth capital and provide a safe and advanced means of transportation to citizens while emptying the city from the inhumane manifestations, the decision to cancel the movement of the "cars" cars has been implemented.On the way of Sadat, Mahmoudiya, Awk Awadah and Abu Al -Rish as a first stage, and replacing it with modern microbus cars, where more than a thousand Cervis cars were updated..

The rest of the server lines were completed to empty the city of Aswan from these old cars, then the governorate is emptied from the end of this year, and we have also been keen to coordinate with the project development and the Egyptian Agricultural Bank to support and finance the launch of the project to replace and renew the "cars" cars with modern microbus cars with the same numbersMetal panels, according to the rules of the Traffic Law and its executive regulations, in parallel, traffic officials have been assigned to tighten control of taxi meters, tuk tuk and trussions, control of their movements, and prevent their walking in the main squares and streets.

As for the field of occupations and encroachments, there are strict directives for local units officials to implement enlarged campaigns daily to raise all the ignities and encroachments in various markets and streets and address the phenomenon of random spread of street vendors by preparing a comprehensive inventory for them and providing them with crying for them within the sareeing that was established:

He continued: More al -Suwaiqat is being created to accommodate the largest number of street vendors and provide civilized and developed markets in front of citizens, including the new Al -Suwaiqa project in the new Al -Sail area on an area of 1100 m 2 by two floors to accommodate 70 stores whose area ranges between 9 to 12 square meters and at a total estimated cost 15one million pound.

Regarding the raising of the state on the ground in Aswan Governorate, Ashraf Attia said: “Indeed, we have succeeded during the last period in establishing a new structure for the investment sector in the governorate by using specialists and thus a new investment map has been developed based on an integrated strategy and vision to open investment prospects by optimal exploitation of mining, quarry and fish resources,In addition to taking advantage of the relative advantages such as the geographical location and the presence of a network of roads that connect us to the ports of the Red Sea and the African markets, as well as diversity in energy sources ».

A package of investment facilities and incentives was also launched to attract major investors, manufacturers and developers, the first of which is in an attractive investment forum, which is the "Investment in Aswan 2020" forum, which was held last December in the presence of Counselor Mohamed Abdel Wahab, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, and another forum for opportunities was organizedInvestment at the Authority’s headquarters in Cairo in the presence of senior investors and businessmen.

The opening of 27 factories in the industrial zone in the relationship with works exceeding 20 million pounds

He pointed out that 27 factories in the industrial zone will be opened with the relationship with investments of 20 million pounds, and this is in line with coordination with the Public Authority for Industrial Development to create an extension of the industrial zone on an area of 50 acres to establish new factories that achieve the optimal benefit of the relative benefits that this promising province enjoys its investment ingredients, asThe project to develop the industrial zone for phosphate fertilizers will be launched in Nagal Hilal in Edfu with an area of 5115 acres and other investment projects.

The governorate is currently preparing to organize the activities of the first investment forum, which will witness an extension of all investment managers in all governorates, so that this forum will be a distinguished opportunity to exchange experiences and to offer and discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the investment sector in various parts of Egypt, and it will also be an attraction for more intelligence opportunities and capital eitherFrom inside or outside Egypt.

On the developments of the compensation of the people of Nubia, he thanked President Abdel -Fattah El -Sisi, who, as soon as the Nubians compensation file was presented, he ordered quickly to take the necessary measures to pay these compensation after more than 100 years have passed since this file stopped.

He stressed that Egypt will never forget its children with every inch of its territory, as the second stage of compensation for the Nuba people from those who were previously limited to those who were previously able to apply for the desire to determine during the first stage is 5329, due from a total of 11 thousand and 500 beneficiaries, who are submitted in the first stage 6171 due.

He explained that the compensation includes those who are affected by building and raising the Aswan reservoir to own the lands on which their housing is based with a total of 1409 people who are entitled to, as well as 211 due to the right of the "carrots" use, but for those who are entitled to those who are affected by the establishment of the High Dam, some of them will receive residential compensation with a total of 1525 due according to the desire of the beneficiary, both within the provinceOr in other governorates, or financial compensation at 225 thousand pounds for housing.

The compensation will also include that 2184, due to agricultural compensation in the Khormandi and hope regions, will include compensation for those who have a desire for financial compensation by 25 thousand pounds per acre..