Muscat : The Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Water Resources stated 
that the total amount of rainwater retained by 27 dams to protect against 
flood risks in a number of wilayats of the Sultanate of Oman amounted to 
more than 134 million cubic meters during the period from March 8 -11, 
2024.Al Batashi explained that in North Al-Sharqiyah Governorate, the dams of the 
Wilayat of Al-Qabil were full, as the amount of water retained in the Wadi 
Nam Dam reached 0.82 million cubic meters and in Al-Aqeedah Dam 0.04 
million cubic meters.