Ethiopia to Complete 97% of Rib Dam

Friday, 14 December 2012 - ConstructionShare |The Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy said it is committed to finalizing more than 97 per cent of the construction work on the Rib dam this fiscal year. The government has allocated more than 270.3 million birr to complete the designated percent of the dam in the current financial year according to Bizuneh Tolch, Ministry Public Relations and Communication Director.The construction work on the Rib Dam was launched in Ebinat and Farta woredas, Amhara State five years ago and is expected to require a total capital investment of 1.6 billion birr.The ministry is focusing on finalizing the dam as per the scheduled time limit with more than 30.4 percent of the construction of the dam already completed so far he explained.The Rib Dam has the capacity to hold more than 243 million meter cubic water and has a height of 73.2 meters and is 800 meters in length. The dam was developed on 14 thousand hectares of land said Bizuneh.Source: WaltaShare |