Dr. Gaballah signs the contract Salvation of Karnak and Luxor Temples
Reported by Naglaa El Zahlawi
The deterioration of the pharaonic monuments in Egypt is a direct result of the effect of increased ground water levels considered as an important factor contributing to this deterioration. This is representing a great danger in El Karnak and Luxor temple areas. The site is located on the northern part of Luxor on the eastern side of the Nile River. The main cause of damage occurred in the stones can be controlled by a combination of lowering the ground water level and measures to break the capillary transport of salt-laden water.
Dr.Gaballah Ali Gaballah, Secretary General to the Supreme Council of
Antiquities, has given the project to the Swedish consulting company SWECO International,
to evaluate the situation and propose the necessary measures to stop the further
deterioration of the temples. The study is financed partly by a grant from the Swedish
International Development Authority SIDA, to the amount of 3,560,000 Swedish Kronor.
The agreement was signed by Dr.Gaballah Ali Gaballah, the Secretary General to the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Mr.Richard Olsson, President of SWECO International in the presence of H.E. Christer Sylven, Ambassador of Sweden in Egypt.