MUSCAT : The rainfall contributed to substantial water capture across the Sultanate’s dam network. Out of 209 dams, 181 were full, collectively holding 160.056 million cubic meters of water out of a total storage capacity of 458.727 million cubic meters.

The Wilayat of Ibra recording the highest rainfall at 356 mm. Wadi Al Maawil received 289 mm, Yanqul 276 mm, Al Qabil 273 mm, and Barka 270 mm, while southern and coastal areas, including Al Jazer, recorded lower rainfall, down to 1 mm.

In the Muscat Governorate, eight dams recorded 79.97 million cubic meters of captured water from a total capacity of 162.494 million cubic meters. Al Dakhiliyah’s 89 dams, 88 of which were full, captured 6.527 million cubic meters from a 9.577 million cubic meter capacity. South Al Batinah captured 19.692 million cubic meters from 23 dams, while North Al Sharqiyah stored 5.503 million cubic meters from 10 dams. North Al Batinah’s 15 dams were fully filled, capturing 17.204 million cubic meters, and Al Dhahirah’s 33 full dams stored 4.057 million cubic meters.

South Al Sharqiyah recorded 13.715 million cubic meters of captured water from three dams, with only one full, and Al Buraimi captured 3.302 million cubic meters from six dams. Musandam’s seven dams held 10.079 million cubic meters, while Dhofar, despite having 15 dams, captured a minimal 0.007 million cubic meters.

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