Officials from several government ministries, including the office of the president, and Unity State officials have publicly contradicted each other on the arrival of equipment for the project to dredge and clear vegetation in tributaries of the River Nile.
The minister of physical infrastructure, lands, housing, and public utilities in Unity State has said that the arrival of machinery from Egypt to dredge and open River Naam was blessed by the national ministry of irrigation and water resources in Juba.
The Minister of Environment and Forestry has said that the Nile River dredging project will not commence until proper environmental assessment is conducted.
The office of the president has invited a prominent British environmental risk expert to participate in discussions on the Nile waters issue, in Juba next month.