At Samar Arbaat Dam, causes of collapse and solutions: Experts: 80% of wells were destroyed and buried due to the collapse of the Arbaat Dam
The Governor of the Red Sea, General Mustafa Mohamed Nour, revealed that his government has taken urgent measures to address the water shortage due to the collapse of the Arbaat Dam by bringing water to the city of Port Sudan, indicating that the rest of the region's localities have not been affected by the collapse due to the presence of different water sources.
In his speech today, the governor announced the opening session of the seminar on the Arbaat Dam: causes of the collapse, strategic solutions and implementation mechanisms, organized by the Ministry of Urban Development of the Red Sea State in coordination with the Board of Directors of the Engineering Council and the Board of Directors of the National Water Authority, in the Intelligence Services Room, announced his commitment to implementing the recommendations of the seminar, calling for presenting a scientific vision on the causes of the collapse of the dam.
The governor explained that a few weeks before the dam collapse, the General Intelligence Service had started clearing the fourth dam east of the Arbaat Dam.
Mustafa confirmed the presence of several dams in Port Sudan, which led to water stability, stressing the agreement with international organizations to channel water from underground wells in Arbaat and other dams after floods washed away the pipelines.
Noting that the Sovereignty Council has donated four huge generators to operate the wells in the event of a power outage
The Director General of the Ministry of Urban Development, Muhammad Yassin, stressed the need to identify the real reasons that led to the collapse of the dam and to present a scientific vision and how to solve it, stressing the creation of a number of dams to accommodate the increase in population.
While experts warn of a decrease in water reserves and a loss of stock, they confirm that the daily income
40 thousand cubic meters
Experts revealed an increase in the percentage of silt following the closing of the gates and noted that
The daily income of the dam is about 40,000 cubic meters
They confirmed that following the collapse of the dam, the pipelines were destroyed and 80% of the wells were destroyed and buried.
Which caused direct damage, and they revealed a study confirming the cost of water
Daily consumption per capita is 100 liters
The population is 3 million people.
Daily consumption is 300 million liters, at $1 for the price of 100 liters.
The total daily cost is $3,000,000
$3 million.
Dr. Mamoun, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Red Sea University, was killed
Strategic solutions
Water possibilities
Pay attention to existing tanks
Promote the recovery of common wastewater and filter this water before pumping it and transporting it to the city
Taking advantage of existing wells, carrying out necessary maintenance, drilling more wells in the Arbaat aquifer, adopting large diameter wells and drilling surface wells.
