Our Role
SMEC’s scope of work includes:
- Provision of all required surveys and investigations
- Review civil, mechanical and electrical designs (and updating as required)
- Construction supervision and contract management
- Ensuring compliance with the resettlement plan, environmental management plan and all technical specifications
Project Overview
This Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded project involves construction of a new barrage at Khanki, approximately 300 m downstream of the existing weir on the Chenab River.
The project scope of work comprises:
- Main gated weir
- New regulator for the Lower Chenab Canal comprising six 9 m bays
- Barrage with two abutments and 62 piers
- A 1.3 km bridge over the main barrage with two fish ladders either side for fish migration
- River training works for the existing Khanki head works
- Extension of guide banks by approximately 300 m
- Construction of four sloping studs to the left of the barrage to protect from erosion.
- Upgrade of approximately 35 km of existing approach roads (under a separate contract)
- Location:
- Pakistan
- Technical Area:
- Water
- Client:
- Punjab Irrigation Department
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