IRRIGATION IN EGYPT.
Received March 22, 8.23 a.m
CAIRO, March 21
With a view to the irrigation of an area one and a-half times greater than the area at present irrigated, it is proposed to add 19£ feet to the height of the Assouan dam, in Egypt. The cost will be £1,500,000. It is feared that the temples of Philae will be completely submerged.
Received March 22, 10.4 p.m. CAIRO, March 22
The Egyptian Government has adopted a proposal to heighten the Assouan dam. The work will occupy six years. It is estimated that this will increase the annual value of the cotton crops by four millions.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8387, 23 March 1907, Page 5
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107IRRIGATION IN EGYPT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8387, 23 March 1907, Page 5
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