Which modern wastewater treatment plant located in eastern Port Said was awarded international engineering distinctions for being the world's largest drainage water recycling facility, treating 5.6 million cubic meters daily to irrigate Sinai farmlands?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Bahr El-Baqar Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Step 1: The Bahr El-Baqar water treatment plant, inaugurated in September 2021, has a processing capacity of 5.6 million cubic meters of agricultural and drainage runoff per day.
- Step 2: It diverts treated freshwater through tunnels beneath the Suez Canal to reclaim over 400,000 feddans of agricultural land in North and Central Sinai.
Answer
Bahr El-Baqar Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Why not the others: 'Gabal El Asfar Plant' is a massive municipal sewage treatment facility in northeast Cairo; 'Al-Berka' is a local drainage basin; 'Zenein' is a wastewater station in Giza.
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