Work to start on QR17bn mega reservoir project

Qatar: The mega reservoirs are being built as part of a government plan to meet the growing requirements for potable water in the country

The foundation stone of the QR17bn Mega Reservoirs Project was laid yesterday by HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdulla bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani at Al Mazrouah, on the outskirts of Umm Salal Ali and about 40km from Doha.

The function was held at a site adjacent to where the excavation for the gigantic project commenced a little more than a year ago. The project site, spread over 1sq km, is about 12km off the truck route between Lusail and Salwa.
The reservoir in Al Marzouah is one of the five mega reservoirs to be set up in the country as part of the project, expected to be fully commissioned by the middle of 2018.
The works of other reservoirs will be taken up in coming months in Umm Birka, Rawdat al Rashed, Abu Nakhla and Al Thumama, HE the Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamed Saleh al-Sada said.
The mega reservoirs are being built as part of a government plan to meet the growing requirements for potable water in the country which witnessed a huge growth in its population in the last one decade.
Potable or desalinated water for the country’s residents is generated at locations in Ras Laffan and Ras Aboud ;">60,000 truck loads of pipes needed for construction


The construction of the five major water reservoirs across the country would require no less than 60,000 truck loads of pipes, it was informed yesterday. The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) sources said the construction, which could spread over three years, would require more than 510,000 tonnes of pipes. The water stored in each of the new facilities at one time would be close to what is usually stored in more than 500 Olympic standard swimming pools.