The Supreme Council for the Protection of the Nile River has decided to ban the transfer of toxic and hazardous materials through the Nile River.
The decision was made in a meeting on Tuesday under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and in the presence of the ministers of health, housing, environment and irrigation.
Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy said transport of petroleum products through the river will also be banned.
He added that 88,295 encroachments on the Nile have been removed over the past three years.