Matrouh is in need of angels to displant Devil Gardens .

• Mrs. Mubarak gives an interest to this problem with human and national motive.
• A lot of obstacles hinder displanting mine fields.
• Ministry of defense made great efforts to displant some mines but this problem is in need of international society interference.
  It is essential to displant mines for saving Egyptian spirits and comprehensive development.

-Mines and its scouring are considered one of the most difficult problems which hinder development and populating in the eastern and western Egyptian deserts 0there are 23 million

mines :17 million mines in the Western Desert and 6 million

mines in the Eastern Desert according to the last statistics.

- There are national committee from ministries of defense and foreign affairs which take over the problem due to its dangerous effects on man and development. There are also a lot of local international and universal authorities and associations which give great and direct interest to this dangerous problem. Mrs, Mubarak is at the front of characters who gives interest to this problem because she is interested in national and social fields .Egyptian armed forces make great efforts to displant some mines in east and west with the aim of increasing areas needed to comprehensive development and other national aims .

Devil Gardens

The Western Egyptian Desert was a stage for decisive period of the second world war between Axis and Allied forces .the Western Dessert in general and El - Alamein in particular has witnessed the climax of planting mines . The famous German leader , Rommel has devised defensive technique which was known by Devil Gardens and it depends on tricks and snares .

It is considered a lot of comected mines . there are seven million mines :-

A - There is 3 million mines in El - Alamein .

B - There is 1.5 million mines in Fouka .

C - There is 1/2 million mines in Marsa Matrouh .

D - There is 1/2 million mines in the west of Marsa Matrouh up to lybian boarders . The rest of mines are scattered .

The obstacles which hinder displanting mines :.

1- There is no accurate statistics for minefields in Matrouh .

2- They have been planted for 55 years ,50 they became more sensitive because of weather and climate .

3- Moving mines from its places because of wind and rain .

4- Hiding mines under sand dunes and increasing its depth .