The Egyptian presidency is going to form a national council for water security, reported a local newspaper on Wednesday.

The council will include a number of political figures and representatives from different political currents, in addition to specialists in water issues, reported Al-Akhbar newspaper.

The anticipated council aims at putting together a strategy for securing Egypt's water needs during the upcoming period.

Ethiopia began last week diverting the course of the Blue Nile river, one of the Nile River’s two major tributaries, for the construction of its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

The move raised serious concerns in Egypt as a downstream country that depends fully on the Nile for its water supply.