Egypt launches digital platform to manage Nile riverbank state lands

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has launched a digital platform to document and manage state-owned lands along the Nile River, aiming to strengthen governance, improve monitoring of land use, and enhance the collection of state revenues, the ministry said. Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam reviewed progress on the new system during a meeting on Sunday, according to a ministry statement. The ministry said the first phase of the project covers Dakahleya, where a comprehensive database has been created for each plot of land, including information on beneficiaries, land area, land-use fees, payment status, cadastral maps, and satellite imagery. Sewilam said the platform is part of the ministry’s Egypt Water 2.0 digital transformation programme and is designed to provide accurate, up-to-date data to support decision-making, improve governance, and streamline administrative procedures. He said the system would enable authorities to monitor Nile riverbank lands in real time, detect encroachments, track the payment of land-use fees, and ensure that individuals and investors comply with ministry regulations governing activities on those lands. The platform will also help evaluate the performance of the ministry’s administrative departments and monitor the collection of revenues from land-use rights, he added. Sewilam directed officials to expand the database to cover all governorates bordering the Nile, integrating satellite imagery and cadastral maps being developed under the national Nile River management project. The ministry added that the platform will eventually be upgraded into a mobile application, enabling engineers to access data and conduct field inspections of Nile riverbank properties more efficiently.  The post Egypt launches digital platform to manage Nile riverbank state lands first appeared on Dailynewsegypt.