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Doha: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) announced yesterday that it will launch the Water Security Mega Reservoirs Project at the pumping stations in Umm Salal area on December 11.
The project worth QR14.5bn is being implemented in five regions of the country: Umm Salal, Al Thumama, Rawdat Rashed and Umm Biraka. The implementation process started in May 2015.
The total capacity of the project is currently 960 million gallons of water, and will reach at the end of its first phase to 2,300 million gallons. This capacity will increase with the completion of all phases. There are a total of 15 tanks with a capacity of 100 million gallons per tank.
The Water Security Mega Reservoirs Project is one of the largest of its kind in the world.
The mega reservoirs are being built along with integrated pumping stations including more than 650 km of interconnecting water pipelines.
Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani launched the first phase of water pumping of the strategic mega reservoirs project in Al Thumama last July.
It is worth mentioning that this project comes within the State’s plans and efforts to increase the strategic water storage and meet water needs at all areas.
It is considered the backbone of water security in the State in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and Kahramaa’s mission of providing high quality and sustainable electricity and water for better living in Qatar
