Egypt celebrates 30th anniversary of the High Dam

Next wednesday, January 17,000 thirty years would have been passing since Nile water gushing from the High Dam sluice gates for the first time.

The occasion will be celebrated, along with the 40th anniversary of laying the mammoth structure's cornerstone, throughout Aswan governorate with popular festivities and seminars grouping together veteran experts and technicians who helped make a national dream come true.

Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mahmoud Abu Zeid, Aswan Governor Kamal Amer and popular and executive official will attend a ceremony on the occasion to be held in Aswan, during which gold and silver medals will be awarded to those who had contributed to the building and completing various projects affiliated to the High Dam.

Lake Nasser resevoir has reached an unprecedented level 115 billion Cubic metres.

High Dam has secured Egypt against drought that other Africa's countries have suffered for eight years. Lake Nasser supplied Egypt at that time with its water needs, said Abu Zeid.

High Dam has saved an amount of L.E 10 billion over ten years, twenty times the costs of building it.