In 1955 the Cairo Sewage Commission, of which Dr Ahmed Abdel-Warith himself was a member, prepared a report which was described in depth the deteriorating conditions of sewerage in Cairo and Giza. However, no action was taken until 1965, when actual flooding of sewage occurred in some of the streets of Cairo.
In 1977 a study was commissioned by the Ministry of Housing and Reconstruction to prepare a master plan for the Greater Cairo Sewerage Project to serve the city up to year 2000.
A priority in this study was to take special measures for making specific improvements for the year 1982. The study was being carried out by AAW in association with two British consulting firms of engineers.
Water and Wastewater
Governmental
Cairo and Giza
Egypt
1977
1977
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Ministry of Housing
AAW prepared emergency plans to deal with the situation. Conditions were so bad that the project had to be designed and completed within 100 days. It was boldly designed within the framework of a master plan for Greater Cairo, executed in two parts: one dealing with north Cairo and the other with the south and west, including Giza.
In the north, a relief of the existing sewage system accomplished the withdrawal of 100,000 cu.m/day by building two main pumping stations, a rising main and treatment plant, with the effluent being chlorinated prior to disposal into Khassous drain.
In the south and west Cairo and Giza area, the existing sewerage facilities were relieved by the withdrawal of about 50,000 cu.m/day through three pumping stations, rising mains across the Nile to a main pumping station, and a rising main to the treatment plant at Nahia. The effluent is chlorinated and discharged into Moheit drain.
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