Residents Demand Removal of Illegal Wedding Halls Causing Traffic Paralysis in Dakahlia

Residents of villages along the Sammenoud-Mansoura road have called for the removal of wedding halls and photography studios illegally built on agricultural land and Nile riverbanks.

• Owners of agricultural land and riverbanks have converted green areas into concrete wedding halls and studios, causing nightly traffic jams and blocking emergency vehicles.
• Osama Fouad El-Gamal, a resident of Oweish El-Hajar, described the construction as a complete crime and demanded accountability for those involved.
• El-Gamal criticized removal operations as fake, saying temporary structures are removed but quickly rebuilt after authorities depart.
• Mohamed Fouad, another resident, called for a large-scale campaign by agriculture and security authorities to carry out real removals and file criminal charges.