Egypt - Master Plan for the rehabilitation/replacement of hydraulic control structures on the Nile

The master plan study for the rehabilitation/replacement of major hydraulic structures on the nile is designed in order to ensure an efficient planning of future interventions. Availability of a Master Plan as envisaged under the proposed study should assist the Government of Egypt (GoE) in efficiently planning future capital investment interventions and the mobilization of the resources required for the improvement of the over 200 old but vital hydraulic structures on the Nile. This study consists of three main components: i) site investigations and the development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) database, detailed inspections and data collection for 200 hydraulic structures in 75 locations; ii) safety evaluations and the development of a Decision Support System (DSS); and iii) the development of a dynamic Master Plan, the undertaking of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Master Plan and the preparation of a capital investment project for one priority major structure identified under the study. Its area covers the location of the following structures: (a) 11 Main barrages on the Nile River; (b) 21 Head regulators at the off-takes of canals from the Nile; (c) 44 Intermediate regulators within Major canals; (d) 124 smaller structures located within irrigation canals.