Water Resources intends to use modern technologies to reduce water losses

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[size=52]Water Resources intends to use modern technologies to reduce water losses[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad / Hussein Hatem[/size]
[size=45]After three consecutive years of scarcity, the Ministry of Water Resources intends to make several changes to reduce waste and rationalize water, the most important of which is lining underwater rivers and using concrete quilts.[/size]
[size=45]The absence of rain and the decrease in water revenues in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers reduced the agricultural plan for the current season to 50% of what it was during the last season.[/size]
[size=45]"The Ministry of Water Resources intends to make several changes to reduce waste and rationalize water," said Aoun Diab, advisor to the Ministry of Water Resources, in an interview with Al-Mada.[/size]
[size=45]Diab added that "some rivers cannot cut off the water in them because they are used around the clock, and there are no areas that can be diverted to water and drain the river and then line it," adding, "For this reason, the ministry decided to use the concrete quilt, which is a new technology used in some countries." relatively".[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "The concrete quilt technology has a higher cost than ordinary lining, but its results are positive over the years."[/size]
[size=45]Diab explained, "The concrete quilt does not require major maintenance in relation to the rest of the canals, and this has a positive value, especially since work is currently being done at the chest of the Darara River in Diwaniyah."[/size]
[size=45]And he indicated, "The concrete quilt technique, which is a rubber quilt spread at the bottom of the river and along the river section on both sides, then pumped concrete with large special pumps, and followed by divers, to take the final shape of the quilt, and thus a complete concrete cover is formed protected by these plastic fabrics. which has a very long life.”[/size]
[size=45]Diab pointed out that "the modern technologies were implemented by purely Iraqi cadres, and not by foreign companies."[/size]
[size=45]In turn, a researcher in water policies, Ramadan Hamza, said in an interview with (Al Mada), that “the concrete quilt technology is old and not a new one,” noting that it is “used in many countries.”[/size]
[size=45]Hamza added, "The concrete quilt and the concrete quilt are useless in dry areas," noting that "the correct use is in the water-rich northern regions."[/size]
[size=45]And he indicated, "The regions of southern Iraq are the most affected by the drought, and that there is varying damage in other regions, as many residents were forced to migrate to their areas."[/size]
[size=45]Hamza estimates the amount of water storage in Iraq as “less than 5 billion cubic meters, of which 3 billion are dead storage that cannot be used, and the live storage used is only 2 billion.”[/size]
[size=45]Iraq resorted to using dead reservoirs from Lake Tharthar, using floating pumps that pump this water, which is salty and polluted water that is not suitable for agriculture.[/size]
[size=45]Earlier, the Ministry of Water Resources confirmed that the current year is one of the harshest drought years that Iraq has experienced since 1930, with a decrease in water reserves exceeding 60% compared to previous years.[/size]
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