Monk Paul of Wadi Rayyan said that the new road at the monastery is going to split the monastery in two parts and will reach the top of the mountain then goes down, which exceeds the global road specifications.He said that it's decided to blow up the mountain in order to open the road, which destroys the caves and demolishes the cells of the monks.
The monk offered two alternatives that saves 33 km and 55 km, which means to save more than 33 million LE of the total cost.
