Review of the Egyptian experience in implementing land drainage projects |
| |
| Authors: | Safwat Abdel-Dayem Mohamed El-Safty |
| |
| Institution: | (1) Drainage Research Institute, P.O. Box 13621/5, Delta Barrage (El-Kanater) Cairo, Egypt;(2) ISAWIP-Project, Egyptian Authority for Land Drainage Projects, Mansoura, Egypt |
| |
| Abstract: | About 30 years have passed since the Government of Egypt embarked on implementing a series of large scale drainage projects. At present, about 3.8 million acres have been provided with drainage systems on the basis of systematic pre-drainage investigations and designs. The target is to provide drains in approximately 6.4 million acres in the Nile Valley and Delta.The implementation of the subsurface drainage system is carried out by the public sector and private contractors under direct supervision of governmental regional departments. The implementation process depends on many factors related to the drainage material, machinery, manpower, site requirements, farmers and organizations involved. Problems and constraints are sometimes challenging, however, the annual rate of implementation has gradually increased to 170,000 acre/year.This paper discusses the different aspects involved in the implementation process of drainage systems. The development in materials, machinery and construction technologies will be reviewed. Institutional and management factors are going to be also considered. |
| |
| Keywords: | benefits design development Egypt implementation maintenance operation planning subsurface drainage |
| 本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ |
|
