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Minister of Local Development and Environment Manal Awad announced the results of the plan to address episodes of air pollution in Greater Cairo, the Delta and Assiut from September 1 to October 31, 2026. She said that air quality was rated good for approximately 89% of the time in Greater Cairo, 95% in the Delta and 66% in Assiut. Authorities recorded 1,015 open-burning sites, down 15.5% from 1,202 during the same period in 2025, and issued 623 violation reports. Efforts included monitoring emissions from 173 smokestacks at 32 industrial facilities and inspecting 100 facilities, 75 of which were found to be in violation. Around 2.45 million tonnes of rice straw were also collected, equivalent to harvesting 94.1% of the cultivated area. The ministry estimated that measures targeting industry and agricultural waste prevented the emission of 27,817 tonnes of pollutants. It affirmed that monitoring, early warning, enforcement and waste management would continue after the end of the “black cloud” season.
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