Official dismissed, 3 suspects apprehended for tree felling in Kafr al-Sheikh and Gharbiya
Minister of Local Development and Environment Manal Awad on Tuesday ruled to dismiss al-Sayed Hamza—the head of the Desouk Center and City in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate—from his post. This decision followed the discovery that several trees had been cut down near the Edfina Barrages in the city. Awad also moved to refer the entire incident … The post Official dismissed, 3 suspects apprehended for…
Minister Manal Awad dismissed Desouk Center and City head al-Sayed Hamza from his post in response to the felling of trees near the Edfina Barrages in Kafr el-Sheikh. The Minister referred the incident to investigators and coordinated with the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation for further action. Photos showed workers cutting down and loading mature trees onto a truck.
Hamza claimed he had no power over the barrages and that the trees were cut down by a pruning committee from the Irrigation Directorate between September 1-8, prior to the government ban on tree felling. He reported that 53 trees were removed and taken to the Directorate's warehouses.
In Gharbiya, security forces arrested three individuals who had cut down a large tree near the al-Mahalla Industrial School and fled with it. A report by the district administration prompted an investigative team to be formed, which gathered surveillance footage and apprehended the suspects. The suspects were a timber merchant, a retired local government employee, and a residential building watchman, who conspired to cut down the tree and sell its wood.
The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that all trees in the Fish Garden in Zamalek are in good condition, apart from one that had fallen naturally.
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