Egypt's Housing Minister Randa Al‑Manshawi reviews new‑city projects and rapid‑response system

Minister of Housing and Urban Communities Randa Al‑Manshawi met with officials of the Egypt‑Italy Real Estate Development Company to discuss joint investment opportunities in Egypt’s new cities, focusing on tourism, hotel and mixed‑use projects and the removal of obstacles for private‑sector participation.

She also presented the June 2026 performance report of the ministry’s Rapid‑Response System, which monitors and addresses citizen complaints from social media and digital platforms on housing, water supply, sewage, construction violations, cleanliness and street lighting. The report cited prompt actions on water leaks in 6 October and major pipe repairs in the Second Industrial Zone of 10 Ramadan.

In parallel, the minister toured infrastructure works across several new‑city sites, including a 150 km Nile‑water conveyance project to a treatment plant, upgrades to sewage networks in Badr, the commissioning of an industrial‑sewage treatment plant in October New City, expansion of telecommunications towers, and the construction of new schools and health facilities. She emphasized continuous field monitoring to accelerate project completion and attract further investment.