Baro-Akobo Basin Master Plan Project Summary
Document: Order-Confirmation No. 7201202800
Date: March 23, 1982
Parties: Selkhozpromexport (USSR) and Water Resources Development Authority of Socialist Ethiopia
Location: Gambela Plain, Baro-Akobo Basin, Ethiopia
Project Overview
The project involves comprehensive development of water and land resources in the Baro-Akobo valley (Gambela Plain) through:
- Construction of an earth dam on the Alvero River
- Creation of an irrigation system for 10,000 hectares of land
- Elaboration of a complex scheme for water and land resource utilization
- Aerial photography and topographic mapping of the region
Key Components
Component | Description |
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Topographic Mapping |
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Alvero Dam Project | Detailed Project Report (DPR) and tender documents for earth dam and irrigation system |
Resource Utilization Scheme | Comprehensive plan for water and land resource development in the valley |
Work Phases and Timelines
Activity | Duration | Output |
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Field topographic-geodetic and aerial photographic works | 24 months | Field data collection |
Office works (map composition in USSR) | 12 months | Completed topographic maps |
DPR and tender documents | 36 months | 10 copies of project documents |
Complex utilization scheme | 42 months | 10 copies of master plan |
Technical Studies Included
- Engineering-geodetic and topographic works
- Engineering-geological and hydrogeological investigations
- Land reclamation and geobotanical studies
- Hydrological and meteorological analysis
- Agricultural development planning
- Hydrotechnical structures design
- Irrigation system planning
- Environmental protection measures
Personnel Deployment
Group | Soviet Specialists | Ethiopian Staff |
---|---|---|
Central Group | 13 (444 person-months) | 146 (Topographic works) |
Geodetic Group | 8 (204 person-months) | |
Geological Group | 21 (636 person-months) | |
Total Personnel | 85 specialists (2,408 person-months) | 523 (all phases) |
Financial Arrangement
The Soviet Union agreed to grant 16.5 million Roubles for the project implementation under the Ethio-Soviet Protocol of February 21, 1981.
Key Deliverables
- Topographic maps at various scales (2,000-1,000 copies each)
- Geodetic point catalogues
- Technical reports
- Aerial photographic materials
- Detailed Project Report for Alvero Dam
- Master Plan for Baro-Akobo valley development