Scheduled 6-Hour Water Outage Announced for Giza's Haram District

The Giza water company has announced a six-hour drinking water outage in Haram district areas beginning midnight Friday for pipeline connection works.

• The Giza Drinking Water and Sanitation Company announced a six-hour water outage starting midnight October 16, 2026.
• The cutoff covers Al-Ourouba, Al-Ikhlas, and Uthman Muharram street up to the Amr ibn al-As axis.
• The company attributed the cut to connecting 100mm and 150mm lines to a new 300mm ductile iron line on Al-Ikhlas street.
• The company said drinking water tankers will be available in affected areas, requestable via hotline 125.
• The company said the outage coincides with paving and development works currently underway on the Al-Ikhlas axis.
• The company urged residents, bakeries, and hospitals to stock up on water before the six-hour supply cut.