Urgent.. Minister of Irrigation: 49% of the new Dayrout Barrage has been completed
Dr. Hani Sweilem, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, stated that the implementation rate of the New Dayrut Barrage Group project to date exceeds 49%.
He indicated that a dam had been removed to create a bridge. Bahr Youssef mouth, canceling the diversion canal, and passing water through the openings of the new Bahr Youssef mouth bridge after completing the structural elements of the bridge in preparation for operating the bridge to fully control the flow of water passing through Bahr Youssef immediately after the completion of the implementation of the earthen dam on the left side of the bridge, noting that test trials have recently been carried out. The quality of the bridge operating elements is carried out by the engineers of the tanks and major bridges sector.
With regard to the construction of the Ibrahimiyya detention bridge… the temporary dam is being implemented And the completion of the implementation of metal curtains in the construction pit to protect the railway slopes, and the completion of the implementation of the shunt channel in the Ibrahimiya Bridge in preparation for the start of construction. Completion of pouring reinforced concrete for the bridge’s body.
With regard to the Foum El-Badman Bridge, the concrete walls are being implemented and the necessary preparations are being made to pour the bridge’s concrete. The implementation of the concrete body has also been completed. Walls, upper operating slab and bridge" From the Abu Jabal and the coastal bridges.
The necessary quality tests are being carried out for the concrete mixtures used in all elements.
< p>The large arch gates “Fam Bahr Youssef” were also manufactured – Al-Ibrahimiya Reservation “ ” in Japan, and the manufacture of small arch gates “Al-Badman – Al-Dayrutiya – Abu Jabal – Irad Al-Daljawi – coastal" In Egypt, with the use of the latest Japanese technology in the design and implementation of gates to ensure high accuracy in the process of control and water distribution.
The project is also committed to securing the work environment and applying safety standards. And the occupational health of project workers in order to ensure their safety, through training on occupational safety work. The application of environmental requirements in the project implementation area is also taken into account, as the reservoirs and bridges sector has implemented environmental studies accompanying the project through environmental monitoring of the project, which includes monitoring groundwater levels. And the level of noise, air quality, and vibrations.
It is worth noting that this important project is part of a group of major projects undertaken by the Ministry with the aim of modernizing, rehabilitating and maintaining irrigation facilities in various governorates of the Republic. To improve the irrigation process in 1.60 million acres in five governorates in Upper Egypt, namely “Assiut – Minya – Beni Suef – Fayoum – Giza,” and to provide an advanced system to control the behavior of the canals fed by the group of barrages in the five governorates, in addition to constructing an overhead bridge.
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