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River engineering is one of the applied branches of water resources engineering that includes a set of activities relevant to planning, design, construction and operation to improve natural condition of rivers.
The ultimate goal of this field of study is optimal use of rivers water, improving the rivers condition and mitigating the negative impacts as well as probable hazards.
The division operates in two sections including 1) River Training, 2) River Right of Way Delineation, and provides the following services:
• River training
• Riverbed and bank erosion control
• Flow regulation
• River right of way delineation
• Sedimentation control
• Flood control
• Floodplain delineation
For being located in arid and semi-arid zones, Iran has always suffered from water deficiency. To benefit from surface water resources, settlement in the vicinity of rivers has been a common alternative for a long time. Due to population growth, especially in the past two decades, industrial and agricultural activities have been grown along the rivers and have created new challenges.
Escalation of destructive impacts of floods, multiplying effects of erosion due to change of land-use, encroachments on riverbanks and riverbeds, the importance of border rivers and international challenges, etc necessitated the establishment of particular office in Ministry of Energy to plan the required studies as well as the relevant implementation activities.
Since 1973, Yekom Consulting Engineers has been involved in several river related projects. However, the River Engineering Division was established in 1985. Since then, this division has accomplished various projects including about 700km of river right of way delineation studies, 100km of riverbed stabilization, 400km of river training and 100km of flood control studies on different rivers.
Experiences and strives of the past two decades have enabled the River Engineering Division of Yekom to implement international projects including phase I studies of North Alkabir River flow regulation in Syria. One of the successful experiences during the last two years is "Aras and Balha-rud Transboundary Rivers Training Studies", in which the contrasts between the territorial/international rights and technical issues of the river engineering were among the important challenges have led to valuable experiences.
Major Completed&Ongoing Projects
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Major Completed Projects of River
Engineering Division |
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No |
Project Title |
Client |
Location/ Province |
Completion Date |
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1 |
Helleh Riverbank Stabilization |
Fars Regional Water Corporation |
Fars |
1985 |
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2 |
Mond River Training |
Fars Regional Water Corporation |
Bushehr |
1994 |
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3 |
Kan Riverbank and Riverbed Stabilization |
Tehran Municipality |
Tehran |
1996 |
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4 |
Aras River Training- Feasibility Study |
East Azarbaijan and Ardebil Regional
Water Corporation |
East Azarbaijan, Ardebil |
1996 |
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5 |
Alesh-rud Riverbank Protection |
Central Bank of Iran |
Mazandaran |
2002 |
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6 |
Balha-rud Border River Training
-Feasibility Study |
East Azarbaijan and Ardebil Regional
Water Corporation |
Ardebil |
2005 |
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7 |
Aji Chai
River Flood Control- Feasibility Study
Review |
East Azarbaijan and Ardebil Regional
Water Corporation |
East Azarbaijan |
2007 |
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8 |
North Alkabir River Training from
Teshrin River to Mediterranean Sea,
Feasibility Study |
Sunir Co./ Ministry of Irrigation of
Syria |
Syrian Arab Republic |
2005 |
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9 |
Aras and Balha-rud Border Rivers Right
of Way Delineation |
East Azarbaijan and Ardebil Regional
Water Corporation |
East Azarbaijan and Ardebil |
2002 |
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Ongoing Projects of River Engineering
Division |
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No |
Project Title |
Client |
Location/ Province |
Starting Date |
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1 |
Aji Chai
River Flood Control- Final Design |
East Azarbaijan and Ardebil Regional Water
Corporation |
East Azarbaijan |
2003 |
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2 |
East Azarbaijan Internal Rivers Right of Way
Delineation |
East Azarbaijan and Ardebil Regional Water
Corporation |
East Azarbaijan |
2002 |
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3 |
Balha-rud Border River Training- Final
Design |
Ardebil Regional Water Corporation |
Ardebil |
2007 |
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4 |
Qareh Sou Border River Stabilization |
West Azarbaijan Regional Water Corporation |
West Azarbaijan |
2005 |
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5 |
Ghorveh River Training- Feasibility Study
and Final Design |
Kurdistan Regional Water Corporation |
Kurdistan |
2006 |
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6 |
Marivan River Training- Feasibility Study
and Final Design |
Kurdistan Regional Water Corporation |
Kurdistan |
2006 |
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7 |
Ramoul, Soural and Gazgozareh Rivers Right
of Way Delineation |
Kurdistan Regional Water Corporation |
Kurdistan |
2006 |
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8 |
Jajrud River Training- Feasibility Study and
Final Design |
Tehran Regional Water Corporation |
Tehran |
2006 |
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9 |
Aras River Training on Emergency and
Prioritized Reaches- Final Design |
East Azarbaijan Regional Water Corporation |
East Azarbaijan |
2005 |
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10 |
Aras River Training on Emergency and
Prioritized Reaches- Final Design |
Ardebil Regional Water Corporation |
Ardebil |
2006 |
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11 |
Taleghan River Training and Right of Way
Delineation- Feasibility Study and Final
Design |
Tehran Regional Water Corporation |
Qazvin, Tehran |
2007 |
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12 |
Morghab River Right of Way Delineation |
Isfahan Regional Water Corporation |
Isfahan |
2007 |
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13 |
Flood Zoning and Flood Prevention Methods in
Gheshlagh River Watershed |
Kurdistan Regional Water Corporation |
Kurdistan |
2007 |
River Engineering Division
Organization Chart
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Farsi version
