Dubai: The Eastern Coast’s federal roads, dams, and other locations were visited by Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei. These locations were impacted by the exceptional rains that the United Arab Emirates had in April.
Reviewing the state of rehabilitation in these locations and enhancing the effectiveness and integrity of roads and dams was the goal of the tour.
The Minister oversaw the upkeep of these locations to guarantee public safety, safeguard private property, and lessen potential harm from future rainstorms. He became aware of the rock berm project, an innovative and long-term fix for bright federal roads on the eastern seaboard that are future-proof.
Al Mazrouei mentioned that preparations are underway for a comprehensive analysis of the necessity for dam expansion. The Ministry is strengthening the infrastructure and making it more resilient to rain and floods in partnership with its key partners. Creating an effective network for rainfall drainage and strengthening dams’ ability to hold enormous amounts of water are two examples of this.
“The Ministry has put in place an integrated operational plan to repair affected federal roads and set up precautionary measures to ensure the continuity and preparedness of rainwater drainage network. We are working diligently on developing a host of solutions to mitigate the damage caused by rain events in the winter,” Al Mazrouei added.
The Minister emphasized the value of future planning and cooperation between federal and local organizations toward the end of the tour in order to increase the effectiveness of and future-proof infrastructure and dams. He conveyed his appreciation to all federal, local, and private government teams as well as community people that contributed and accelerated the rehabilitation process following the devastating floods.
The 103 dams and lakes managed by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure together held 40 million cubic meters, or 50 percent of their total storage capacity, which is 80 million cubic meters, as a result of the extraordinary rainfall the United Arab Emirates saw in April.