The area of the first section is 480,000 feddans, and its government drains are deepened so that the water level is at least one and a half cubits below the ground level. Currently, water is pumped from the drains of this section by pumps installed on Lake Marut and discharged into the Mediterranean Sea at a height of three meters. The pumps required to lift all the drainage water that awaits irrigation of the entire land, and to lift and drain it sufficiently, would discharge into the same place and would need to lift the water six meters to discharge it into the Mediterranean Sea. The current pumps keep the water level in Lake Marut three meters below sea level, yet the lake water still inundates an area of 55,000 feddans. As the project we are discussing is completed, all these lands will be reclaimed and will have adequate drainage. If irrigation water reaches them, they will be ready for reclamation and cultivation. The estimated expenses required for the reclamation of the aforementioned area of 4,800,000 feddans amount to 1,390,000 Egyptian Pounds, with each feddan costing 290 qirsh. The area in the Gharbia Governorate will have its drains deepened, similar to the drains of the area in the Beheira Governorate. Pumping stations will be installed where the Terah Canal and Drain 4 intersect near Baltim. This area, which is 470,000 feddans, will have its drainage water lifted two and a half meters and discharged into Lake Burullus, from where it flows to the sea. The estimated expenses for this amount to 1,192,000 Egyptian Pounds, with each feddan costing 250 qirsh. These two projects will be completed in about four years, and preparations for the necessary equipment for parts of them will commence immediately. The progress of the work can be estimated by the amount of funds disbursed each year. In the first year, 300,000 Egyptian Pounds are to be spent, in the second year 800,000 Egyptian Pounds, and in the fourth year 260,000 Egyptian Pounds. 16 – Nile Levels and Irrigation Water In the spring of 1911 or early summer, the water level was somewhat high and sufficient for irrigation compared to some years prior to the last three years, taking into account the laws of water conservation and the prohibition of irrigating fallow land. However, it was less than in the preceding year.