Welmel Weir & Feeder Canal Structure

Description

Our Company ALEMAYEHU KETEMA GENERAL CONTRACTOR (AKGC) entered a

construction Contract agreement with the FDRE IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION for the construction of Lot-1:- Welmel Weir and Feeder Canal Structure Construction Works on the Date June 24, 2019. The main goal/purpose of the project is the construction of Diversion Weir on Welmel River and convey the diverted water to a command area 30km far from the head work and develop 11,042 ha farm by furrow irrigation system. The source of irrigation water is Welmel River its level is raised by the construction of the weir across the river. The accepted contract amount for the implementation of the work is birr 1,433,084,507.50 with a duration of 3 years (36months or 1085 calendar Days). WELMEL Irrigation Project has been designed in details so as to undertake construction of the Diversion 710250-710750 N. The command area has area coverage of about 12500 ha Gross with attitude range of 1400 -1450 m asl.

Weir across Welmel river and Irrigation and Drainage System for providing irrigation to 11040 ha of CCA for increased food production.

The Welmel project is located in the upper part of the Genale sub-basin which is situated in the south eastern part of the country and drains towards Somalia. The irrigation water for the project is intended to be drawn from Welmel River using diversion system.

It is located in Delomena administrative Woreda, Oromiya Regional state of Bale Zone, Southern Ethiopia. The selected diversion weir site has a geographic grid reference of 572500-573000 E and It is located some 520 Km southeast of Addis Ababa. The road distance from Gobe, the regional capital, is 125 Km and it is 20 km south of Delo Mena town

Weir across Welmel river and Irrigation and Drainage System for providing irrigation to 11040 ha of CCA for increased food production.

Challenge: Weir across Welmel river and Irrigation and Drainage System for providing irrigation to 11040 ha of CCA for increased food production.
The Welmel project is located in the upper part of the Genale sub-basin which is situated in the south eastern part of the country and drains towards Somalia. The irrigation water for the project is intended to be drawn from Welmel River using diversion system.
It is located in Delomena administrative Woreda, Oromiya Regional state of Bale Zone, Southern Ethiopia. The selected diversion weir site has a geographic grid reference of 572500-573000 E and It is located some 520 Km southeast of Addis Ababa. The road distance from Gobe, the regional capital, is 125 Km and it is 20 km south of Delo Mena town
Solution
Result: Weir across Welmel river and Irrigation and Drainage System for providing irrigation to 11040 ha of CCA for increased food production.
The Welmel project is located in the upper part of the Genale sub-basin which is situated in the south eastern part of the country and drains towards Somalia. The irrigation water for the project is intended to be drawn from Welmel River using diversion system.
It is located in Delomena administrative Woreda, Oromiya Regional state of Bale Zone, Southern Ethiopia. The selected diversion weir site has a geographic grid reference of 572500-573000 E and It is located some 520 Km southeast of Addis Ababa. The road distance from Gobe, the regional capital, is 125 Km and it is 20 km south of Delo Mena town