Hatta reservoir project is 76.8 per cent complete

Hatta reservoir project is 76.8 per cent complete

Dubai: Work on the water reservoir project in Hatta is 76.8 per cent complete. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), who inspected the work progress of the project, found that it is well on the way to be completed in April 2023. The project has a storage capacity of 30 million imperial gallons (MIG), at a cost of approximately Dh86 million. Al Tayer was accompanied by Abdullah Obaidullah, Executive Vice President of Water and Civil, and Branly Nassour, Vice President Work onof Projects & Engineering (Water) at DEWA. The project includes the construction of two reservoirs with a storage capacity of 30 million gallons of desalinated water, the construction of supporting buildings, and the extension of entrance and exit pipes. The structural foundation works for all facilities and reservoirs are 100 per cent complete, while the above-ground works are 85 per cent complete, and nearly 98 per cent of the pipes have been laid. Al Tayer said that the water reservoir in Hatta supports the Comprehensive Development Plan for Hatta, launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, by