Consultancy Services for feasibility studies and Detailed Design of Medium and Large Scale Irrigation Schemes Covering Lot 2: South Western Highlands
South Western Highlands, Uganda

Client
Ministry of Water and Environment
Funder
The World Bank
Value of services
Start / End Dates
June 2021 - Ongoing
The Project covered a number of districts in the South Western Highlands with the contract works including the following; • Hydrological analysis such as rainfall-runoff modelling to estimate reservoir yield, inflow design flood to facilitate the design and sizing of hydraulic structures: • Determination of flow duration curves: • Flood routing through the downstream channel and floodplain to enable evaluation of effects in the event of excessive spills: • Sediment analysis: assessment of the sediment regime and total sediment transport of the river system in the project area: • Water quality and quantity assessment: • Irrigation potential assessment: • Irrigation system engineering design: • Storage dam design: structural and hydraulic design of the dam components including foundations, abutments, dam structure, spillways, energy dissipating works, retaining walls, seepage control and internal drainage: • Detailed structural and hydraulic design for the Irrigation structures: • Proposal of dam safety monitoring and management systems

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