2023-09-08 20:23:13
Source: Al-Hadeel
Geological expert Tony Nimr published a post on his account on the “X” platform in which he explained the reasons for the failure of some dams.
Nimr said: “With the return of talk regarding some dams in Lebanon and the reasons for their failure, I repeat and repeat for the umpteenth time away from the boats of politics in Lebanon: Al-Masayliha Dam rises 45 meters above sea level and its purpose is to irrigate the villages of the Batroun district, which are already higher than it. With the loss of the gravity factor for traction. The dam’s water has reached its destination, and with the scarcity of electricity in Lebanon to transport water using pumps, the dam is definitely a failure.”
Regarding Bala’a Dam, he said, “It is located in an area of natural sinkholes that required work at great costs to fill it, while the capacity of the dam’s reservoir following filling is only 1.5 million cubic meters. The choice of location is completely unsuccessful, and the economic feasibility does not exist.”
As for the Bisri Dam, he pointed out that it is “designed to be built at the junction of two seismic faults (the Bisri Fault and the Rum Fault), which is the fulcrum of the March 16, 1956 earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8. The site is very dangerous in terms of the possibility of the dam’s waters stimulating seismic movement on the existing faults.”
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