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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.
Engineer Nasser bin Mohammed Al Battashi, Director General of the General
Directorate of Water Resources Assessment at the Ministry of Agricultural
Wealth, Fisheries and Water Resources, said: "The Wadi Dayqa Dam in the
Wilayat of Quriyat in the Muscat Governorate has become full, which has a
capacity of 100 million cubic metres. In Al Dhahirah Governorate, Al Salif Dam
in Ibri, which has a capacity of one million cubic metres, and Surur Dam in
the Wilayat of Dhank , which has a capacity of 1.29 million cubic metres,
were filled. The Sudairiyin Dam in the Wilayat of Yanqul was also filled, which
has a capacity of 0.24 million cubic metres."
He added that in the Wilayat of Mahdha in Al Buraimi Governorate, the dams
of Wadi Haywan were filled with an amount of 0.01 million cubic metres,
Masah with 0.03 million cubic metres, Abu Qala with 0.042 million cubic
metres, Mahdha with 1.1 million cubic metres, and Al-Jawif with 0.42 million
cubic metres.
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. The amount of water retained in Al-Rassa Dam
amounted to 0.98 million cubic meters, and in the Wilayat of Ibra, the Qafifa
Dam was filled with an amount of water amounting to 0.927 million cubic
meters.
While the Warid Dam recorded a storage rate of 0.702 million cubic metres,
the amount of water retention in the Wadi Al-Oyoun Dam in the Wilayat of
Sinaw reached 0.2 million cubic metres.
Al Batashi stated that in the Wilayat of Al-Hamra in the Al-Dakhiliyah
Governorate, the Wadi Ghul Dam recorded 0.13 million cubic metres, while
the Al-Awabi Dam in the Wilayat of Al-Awabi in the South Al-Batinah
Governorate recorded 0.045 million cubic metres. In the North Al Batinah
Governorate, the Wadi Al Hilti and Al Salahi dams in the Wilayat of Sohar
were filled with an amount of water amounting to 0.55 million cubic metres,
the Al Jizzi Dam was filled with 5.4 million cubic metres, and the Aahen Dam
in the Wilayat of Saham was filled with an amount of 6.8 million cubic metres.
Meanwhile, Al-Hawasna Dam in the Wilayat Al-Khaboura recorded a filling
rate of 1.68 million cubic metres.
In Musandam Governorate, Al Sarooj Dam in the Wilayat of Madha recorded
0.922 million cubic metres, while Sahana Dam in the same wilayat recorded
0.035 million cubic metres. The Protection Dam in the Wilayat of Sur in the
South Al Sharqiyah Governorate recorded a water volume of 8.56 million
cubic metres, and one of the dam’s gates was opened