The Environment and Water Resources ministries controlled on Saturday pollution caused by an oil spill at Mahmoudiya canal in Beheira governorate.
The leak came from an electricity station near Kafr al-Dawar town.
Minister of Water Resources Hossam Moghazy said the spill was controlled to avoid damages, adding that the situation is being followed up on.
Legal measures are being taken against the company that caused the pollution.
In related news, the Holding Company for Water and Waste Water said Kafr al-Dawar station had not been affected yet, amid expectations that the spill would pass there. All precautionary measures are being taken.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
