Bani Suef Governor Magdi el-Beteity and a UAE delegation on Sunday discussed establishing agro-industrial city on an area of 10,000 feddans.
As many as 5,000 feddans will be reclaimed and distributed to young graduates and 2,500 feddans will be allocated for establishing animal and agricultural production projects.
The UAE delegation included head of Nibras group for agricultural development Saeed Bin Salem Al Soidn.
The governor tasked concerned sectors to study mechanisms of implementing the project and providing water needs.