Announcing a state of emergency in Cairo in preparation for rain .. Details

Weather of Arabia - The Sanitation Company in Greater Cairo has prepared to deal with rainfall, in light of forecasts from meteorologists that Cairo will be exposed to rain in some areas this evening.

Walid Abdeen, a spokesman for the Sanitation Company in Greater Cairo, said that coordination with the meteorological department is carried out on an ongoing basis, and equipment such as suction cars, pedals, equipment, workers, technicians, engineers and drivers are deployed on the main axes and streets to deal with any rain, adding that the payment of 145 Prepared in coordination with the Drinking Water Company to cover the neighborhoods of Cairo and deal with rain water

Water pool crisis on the highway

He pointed out that the crisis of rainwater gatherings in the Cairo highway, Al-Manassa area, and Youssef Abbas Street in Nasr City was resolved, by implementing a 3 km drainage line on the highway, with a diameter of 1200 mm, at a cost of 200 million pounds, to deal with rainwater gatherings. In addition, the Giza Governorate pays approximately From 165 equipment and pedals, the degree of readiness and the state of emergency and stationing in areas expected to be exposed to rain until further notice were announced.

Drill 5 underground wells at depths of 50 meters

He pointed out that about 5 underground charging wells linked to groundwater were built at depths of up to 50 meters on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road before the Great Museum, to deal with any emergency and suction rainwater and mix it with groundwater.

He pointed out that during the past periods, the purification of rain cesspools, networks, complexes and pits of lifting stations was completed to increase their capacity, raise the efficiency of the major lifting stations, review the backup generating units, focus on the main axes, squares, houses and bridges, and raise the degree of preparedness at the 125 hotline and customer service and dealing centers. Immediate with any crisis

Source: Al-Watan Egyptian newspaper