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IRRIGATION SCHEMES
Study of the possibilities of storing and utilising surface run-off
water for agricolture - Senegal
Client: Ministère
de l'Hydraulique - Senegal, with financing from the
Italian Government
Services: Feasibility
study, basic and preliminary design
Period: 1984 - 1985
Construction cost:
€ 10,329,138.
The project:
The climatic changes witnessed in the Sahel area over the past
twenty years have had serious repercussions also in Senegal,
with decreasing rainfall, reduction of agro-pastoral products
and consequent droughts. This Study comes into the context of
the Senegalese Government's decision to investigate the
possibility of constructing surface water retaining dams and
related irrigation schemes, in an area of about 30,000 km2.
The Study, awarded to a Joint Venture between TECHNITAL and
INC, included:
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identification of all most suitable areas for the construction
of retaining dams and irrigation schemes, through a aerial
photographs interpretation, site surveys, socio-economic
studies and feasibility evaluations;
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identification of six priority sites to be further
investigated;
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detailed topographic, pedological and geological surveys on
priority sites;
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preliminary design of retaining structures and irrigation
schemes for each of the six priority sites.
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