2023-06-18 23:11:04
Saturday 17 June 2023 | 09:39 am
Dr. Abbas Sharqi, a professor of water and water resources, warned today of the danger of the phenomenon of the spread of drains on the canals that have been lined.
The danger of using canals as a resort
Dr. Abbas Sharqi wrote on his official page on the social networking site Facebook, the following: “Lining canals has multiple benefits, the first of which is the aesthetic and civilized appearance, then technical benefits such as increasing the speed of water and reaching the ends of the canals, improving water quality, returning the canals to their original dimensions, and saving some purification costs.” weeds, and others.
He added, “However, it does not provide sufficient water, as some believe, and due to our economic conditions, it suffices to rehabilitate canals that need lining as a treatment.
And he continued: “Finally, in the village of “Arab Tal Jarad” affiliated to the local unit in Anshas al-Raml in the center and city of Belbeis in the eastern region, some children and young people used the canal as a summer resort by descending into the water, and put umbrellas and chairs, and a layer of sand on the banks of the canal, and the intense heat, the beauty of the canal and the clarity of the water helped in that. “.
And Abbas Sharqi added: “But this use reminds us of canal water and its role in the spread of schistosomiasis and cirrhosis of the livers of Egyptians for decades, and we have a bitter history with this disease, and the state was able to eliminate it at great costs, and the canal water is still a suitable medium for schistosomiasis snails, and children return to descending in the water The canals portend a catastrophe for the return of schistosomiasis, whose symptoms do not appear until at a late stage.
He pointed out that awareness is necessary for the people of Egyptian villages to prevent their children from entering the water, and to direct them to swimming pools in youth centers, and there is no objection to setting up umbrellas and sitting on canals without touching the water.
He concluded his speech by saying: “With medical miracles that most optimists did not expect, we were able to get rid of schistosomiasis in the nineties, and virus C recently. Prevention is better than treatment. Swimming pools are established in clubs and youth centers, and trips to beach resorts are much cheaper, even if organized by youth centers for one day, and more than our beaches.” on the Red Sea or the Mediterranean and close to the governorates of Egypt.
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