Friday 26 / July / 2024
Muscat : Construction work continues on the OMR2.5 million breakwater project in the villages of Ghamdha and Al Jeri in the Wilayat of Bukha in Musandam Governorate. The project's completion rate has reached 80 percent.
Khalifa bin Ali Al Shehhi, Director of the Fisheries Wealth Department at the General Directorate of Agriculture , Fisheries and Water Resources in Musandam Governorate, said: “The project to construct breakwaters in the villages of Ghamdha and Al Jeri aims to address the accumulation of sand as a result of water currents and protect boats from high waves. The project also helps in fish landing operations, providing a suitable and attractive environment for fishermen to practice their profession."
Al Shehhi explained that the project consists of main breakwaters, secondary breakwaters, sheds, warehouses, boat slips, a small boat docking area, and other service facilities that contribute to providing basic services to the fisheries sector in the two regions.
Al Shehhi added that the length of the main sea breakwater in the Ghamdha area is 203 metres, the secondary breakwater is 67 metres, and the area of the port basin is 12,155 square metres. As for the Al Jeri area, the length of the main sea breakwater is 124 metres, the secondary breakwater is 41 metres, and the area of the port basin is 3,173 square metres.
He indicated that the project is expected to be completed during the first half of this year. The project will contribute to providing facilities and rehabilitating fish landing areas for the benefit of Omani fishermen. It will help them in achieving direct and indirect economic and social returns, support the national economy, and raise the fish sector’s contribution to the gross domestic product.
