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Mavrokolympos Reservoir Is Empty!
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 4:22 pm
by Dominic
A few days ago it was announced that the Mavrokolympos Reservoir had sprung a leak. Attempts to fix it failed, so the only option left was to drain the reservoir completely and repair it properly before the bulk of the winter rains arrived. Today we took the drone there to see how they were getting on...
Read the article and chat about it below...
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Re: Mavrokolympos Reservoir Is Empty!
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 1:26 pm
by Dominic
Re: Mavrokolympos Reservoir Is Empty!
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 2:29 pm
by cyprusmax47
Another article in the local press (Pafos Live) tells us what comes next.
In my opinion this will be a serious job to remove the mud in the winter season. They will stop that work as soon as the first digger or lorry get stuck, I am already waiting for the story to come up ....
Here the Google translated article:
The time frame for repairing the damage to the Mavrokolympos dam is still unknown, according to the Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Andreas Grigoriou.
Mr. Grigoriou stated that the mud volumes, mainly at the safety gate of the dam, will have to be cleaned and all necessary actions will be taken not only to repair the damage but also to ensure that a similar failure will not occur in the future.
In addition to the works that will be carried out, it will be ensured that the WDD officers will be able to supervise the dam in order to prevent similar problems in the future. 1.3 million cubic meters were lost from the water balance of Paphos, a very significant amount for the agriculture of the province, he concluded."
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