{"id":4034,"date":"2025-05-23T03:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T01:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/?page_id=4034"},"modified":"2025-05-24T16:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T14:21:10","slug":"channel-maintenance-research-institute-cmri","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/ar\/channel-maintenance-research-institute-cmri\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel Maintenance Research Institute (CMRI)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4034\" class=\"elementor elementor-4034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-499a4eff elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"499a4eff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66d6c78c\" data-id=\"66d6c78c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75915ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75915ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-4059\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/13.jpg 406w, https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/13-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/13-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c28b15 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c28b15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Channel Maintenance Research Institute<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3daeb07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3daeb07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f80786d\" data-id=\"f80786d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575dbc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"575dbc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6b879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a6b879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Channel Maintenance Research Institute (CMRI) is one of the 12 institutes affiliated with the National Water Research Center (NWRC) under the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI). Established in 1975, CMRI specializes in providing practical and scientific solutions for the design, rehabilitation, and maintenance of open water channels, as well as the management of aquatic weeds. It is a pioneer in biological weed control using grass carp and a national leader in waterway maintenance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f865a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f865a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cmri-logo-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail wp-image-3709\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cmri-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cmri-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cmri-logo-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cmri-logo-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cmri-logo-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/nwrc.gov.eg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cmri-logo.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f50254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f50254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0152766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0152766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be a leading research institute in the field of open channel maintenance and aquatic weed management, supporting the sustainable use and protection of water resources through applied scientific research<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f28576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f28576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2a6d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f2a6d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To develop and provide effective scientific and technical solutions to challenges in open water channel design, maintenance, and aquatic weed control. 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