مجموعة ١/٥٤(س) "لجنة الشرق الأوسط (الرسمية): إعادة الإعمار" [و‎‎٤] (٩٤٠/١٢)

Water Storage
Works; Tigris.
5 . As regards the Tigris, the Commission has
recommended that a large reservoir should he
constructed in the Y.'adt Thorthur depression, situated
between Samarra on the upper Tigris and Hit on the
Euphrates. The first stage, which will provide
for flood control only, is estimated to cost
£7,000,000. The second stage will cost a further
£7,£o5,CCCr and, m conjunction with the Gibraltar
and Dokhan dans mentioned below, will provide
irrigation wafer for 5*412,000 acres. It is
considered that the Wadi Tharthar project alone
uH it n-n<=m 7 »n flood control of the Tigris and its
tributaries except "n rare occasions.
The Commission recommended, however, that to make
flood control complete and also to x^rovide additional
irrigation water, the Wadi Tharthar project should
be supplemented by (a) a dam at the Gibraltar site
on the Diyala (£2,574 ? OCC) and
(b) a dam at Dokhan on the Lesser
Zab (£3,117,000).
Irrigati -
Development:
"QanalG etc.
6 # The total cost of canals and apportinent
works which will be required to extend the area of
irrigated land by 9,OOC,COC acres is estimated at
£29,335,000. Under this head special mention may
be made of one small project, The Commission stated
that the Musaiyab and Iskandariyah Canals on the left
bank of the middle Euidirates could be extended at a
cost of ID.400 to provide irrigation water for
142,500 acres of which about 116,250 acres is under
stood to be vacant Government land. This development
which could bo begun at any time and Would only take
about two years might thus offer possibilities for
the settlement of about 2 - 3000 families.
Drainage.
7 , In Iraq drainage is essential if the
productivity of irrigated lands is to be maintained.
Without it irrigated lands are liable to become
saline or water-logged. The Commission has
therefore recommended that all areas both of existing
irrigation and new development should be provided with
an adequate drainage system. The cost is estimated
as follows
(1) Old irrigated areas
requiring drainage, 3 > 410,000 acres;
£8,160,OCO
(2) How irrigated area 9,000,000 £15.360.00 0
' Total £23,520,000.
8 . Development of hydro-electric power per so
Hydro-Elcotrio cannot in-Iraq compete economically with oil. When
Power* combined with flood ccntr i ana storage projects,
however, the oaos of economic hydro—electric
power development are increased. An estimate of
£7,667,000 has been included for this purpose.
9 % The Commission has recommended that certain
Navigation. small regulating works should bo undertaken on the * 10
lower Tigris to permit navigation at all times of the
year. The cost might bo about £2,948,°00.
10. Storage Works Cost
Proposed
Programme oyer Completion of Hannibiya Project — £2,0CC,CCC
the first 1 ten Stage 1.
years.
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