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The protection dams in the Special Economic Zone in Duqm (SEZD) have stored about 24mn m3 water after tropical storm Hikaa dumped rainfall in Al Wusta governorate.
This was informed to H E Yahya bin Said al Jabri, Chairman of the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (SEZAD) during a visit last week. H E Jabri was accompanied by H E Said bin Hamdoon al Harthi, Undersecretary for Ports and Maritime Affairs in the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The visit comprised touring the dams, water drainage canals, Duqm Refinery, Duqm port and private sector projects in the zone. The project engineers briefed their excellencies on the protection system established by SEZAD to protect the economic zone, especially during such weather conditions. The system consists of two dams, i.e. Wadi Saay Dam and Wadi Jurf Dam, and three drainage canals.
The dam protection system is aimed to protect major projects under construction in the zone including Port of Duqm, Dry Dock, Duqm Refinery and others.
H E Jabri expressed satisfaction with the efforts made by the employees of SEZAD, companies operating in the zone, the ROP and the Wali office in Duqm to deal with the tropical storm.
116mm rain in Duqm
Duqm received about 116mm as tropical storm swept through Al Wusta governorate last week. The Wadi Jurf Dam stored 16mn m3 water while Wadi Saay Dam stored about 8mn m3. The dam's lakes are designed to store about 50mn m3 water. The height of Wadi Jurf Dam is about 19.4m and extends to 1,600m. Its lake has a storage capacity of 32.8mn m3 wadi water. The Wadi Saay Dam is 16.4m high, 3,665m long and 100m wide. It can accommodate about 17mn m3 water. SEZAD has established three canals for the discharge of water.
H E Harthi added that the protection system at the Special Economic Zone in Duqm protects the port and the dry dock from the overflowing wadis. 'The potential risks, which could affect the port, dry dock and other projects have been reviewed. Seventeen vessels remain docked during the storm at Port of Duqm along with 50 fishing vessels.'
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