Nile Protection Rules

Under Article 65, the Water Resources and Irrigation Law prohibits construction or other works in restricted areas and on the bridges over the Nile and its two branches. It also prohibits building new pontoons or tourist floating structures without approval, mooring houseboats or dahabiyas without a permit, and constructing facilities near drinking-water intakes without a permit within 500 metres upstream or 200 metres downstream of an intake. Structures and protection works along the river channel must be based on technical studies and carried out under the Ministry’s supervision. Tourist facilities and clubs may not be established without a permit, and buildings or facilities that violate the rules in restricted areas may not be renovated, altered or extended. Some restrictions do not apply to public-benefit works once the required approvals have been obtained. Licensed structures must be removed when their permits expire, while unlicensed structures—and those deemed technically or structurally unfit—must be removed.

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