EL-TOR, Egypt, July 8 , 2018 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aati opened Sunday a number of flood control projects in South Sinai. The projects were implemented under a protection protocol signed with the National Service Projects Organisation, represented by the National General Contracting & Supplies Company in Nuweiba, Dahab and St. Catherine cities. They include a barrier in E l-Sa'da El-Baida in the city of Nuweiba for a length of 215 meters at a cost of about LE two million. The anti-flood barrier aims to protect vital facilities in El-Mazina and El-Mena and the Dahab-Nuweiba road. The minister also opened a dam in Wadi El Esbayia in St. Catherine with a storage capacity of 100,000 cubic meters at a cost of around LE 5.4 million. It protects the surrounding area from the dangers of floods. Among the projects is also a man-made lake with a storage capacity of 500,000 cubic meters at a cost of LE 12.3 million to protect facilities and communities in St. Catherine city. In total, the projects provide protection for 16 sites, said the minister.