May 31st, 2018
Repeatedly met mention of this Libyan project, but all the information that I came across reminded me of some kind of "conspiracy theory". Of course, it could not do without it, but here for you (who have not read it yet) some details of the implementation and state of the art this huge project.
The largest engineering and construction project of our time is considered Great man-made river(Eng. The Great Manmade River)- a huge underground network of water conduits, daily supplying 6.5 million cubic meters of drinking water per day to the settlements of the desert regions and the coast of Libya. The project is incredibly significant for this country, but it also gives grounds to look at former leader Libyan Jamahiriya Muammar Gaddafi. Perhaps this is what explains the fact that the implementation of this project was practically not covered by the media.
This huge system of pipes and aqueducts, which also includes more than 1,300 wells over 500 meters deep, supplies the cities of Tripoli, Benghazi, Sirte and others. Muammar Gaddafi called this river the "Eighth Wonder of the World". In 2008, the Guinness Book of Records recognized the Great Man-Made River as the largest irrigation project in the world.
Let's find out more about this project...
In the 1960s, 4 giant underground water reservoirs were discovered in Libya in the Sahara desert.
one). the Kufra Basin,
2). the Sirt Basin,
3) the Morzuk basin and
four). the Hamada basin. The first three contain 35 thousand cubic KILOMETERS of water!
Back in the 80s, Gaddafi began a large-scale project to create a network of water resources, which was supposed to cover Libya, Egypt, Sudan and Chad.
In October 1983, a Project Authority was established to bring water from the southern part of Libya, where the submarine lakes are, to the northern, industrial part of Libya. In 1996, artesian water came to the houses of the capital Tripoli!
By the beginning of the war, this project was almost completed. They talk about readiness for 2/3. The task was, I must say, historical for the entire North African region, because the problem of water has been relevant here since the time of Phoenicia. And, more importantly, a project that could turn all of North Africa into blooming garden, not a single cent from the IMF was spent. It is with the latter fact that some analysts associate the destabilization of the situation in the region.
The desire for a global monopoly on water resources is already the most important factor in world politics. Maghreb-Nachrichten of 20.03.2009 reports: “At the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, the Libyan authorities presented for the first time a water supply project. The little-known project is due to the fact that the Western media practically did not cover it, and meanwhile the project overtook the world's largest construction activities in terms of its cost: the project cost $ 25 billion.
The fundamental difference of the Libyan irrigation project is that for the irrigation of agricultural land, an almost inexhaustible underground, rather than surface water source is used, which is easily subjected to significant damage in a short period of time. Water is transported in a closed way using 4,000 kilometers of steel pipes buried deep in the ground. Water from artesian pools is pumped through 270 shafts from a depth of several hundred meters. One cubic meter of crystal clear water from Libyan underground reservoirs, taking into account all the costs of its extraction and transportation, cost the Libyan state only 35 cents, which is approximately comparable to the cost of a cubic meter cold water in a major Russian city, such as Moscow. If we take into account the cost of a cubic meter of drinking water in European countries (about 2 euros), then the cost of artesian water reserves in Libyan underground reservoirs is, according to the most rough estimates, almost 60 billion euros. Agree that such a volume of a resource that continues to grow in price may be of much more serious interest than oil.
With its water project, Libya could start a real "green revolution". Literally, naturally, that would solve a lot of food problems in Africa. And most importantly, it would ensure stability and economic independence.
Moreover, cases are already known when global corporations blocked water projects in the region. There is an opinion that the World Bank and the IMF deliberately blocked the construction of a canal on the White Nile - the Jonglei Canal - in southern Sudan, where everything was started and everything was abandoned after the American intelligence services provoked the growth of separatism there. It is, of course, much more profitable for the IMF to impose its own expensive projects, such as desalination. An independent Libyan project did not fit into their plans. In neighboring Egypt, over the past 20 years, all irrigation and water improvement projects have been sabotaged by the International Monetary Fund.
It is noteworthy that, speaking at the celebration of the anniversary of the beginning of the construction of the river, on September 1 last year, Gaddafi said: “Now that this achievement of the Libyan people has become obvious, the US threat against our country will double!” In addition, a few years ago, Gaddafi said that the Libyan irrigation project would be "the most serious response to America, which constantly accuses Libya of being sympathetic to terrorism and living on petrodollars." A very eloquent fact was the support of this project and the former President of Egypt Mubarak. And this is certainly not a mere coincidence.
Before the war, the man-made river irrigated about 160,000 hectares, actively developed for agriculture. And to the south, on the territory of the Sahara, ditches brought to the surface serve as a place for watering animals. And most importantly, major cities of the country, in particular the capital Tripoli, were supplied with drinking water.
Here important dates in the history of the Libyan irrigation project "The Great Man-Made River", in 2008 recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest in the world:
October 3, 1983 - A general people's congress of the Libyan Jamahiriya was convened and an emergency session was held, at which the start of funding for the project was announced.
Among latest theories of conspiracies about the actions of the US government, one of the loudest and most recent is the assassination of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi not at all because of oil, but because of a grandiose irrigation project. The project was supposed to turn parched Africa into a prosperous continent, which is very unprofitable for those who earn billions on the hunger and thirst of Africans.
The construction of the Great Man-Made River in Libya is for some reason deprived of media attention, despite the fact that since 2008 this structure has been recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest irrigation project in the world. But what is important here is not the scale of the construction of the century, but the goals. After all, if the Libyan man-made river is completed, it will turn Africa from a desert into a fertile continent, the same as, for example, Eurasia or America. However, the whole snag is precisely in this very “if” ...
In 1953, the Libyans, trying to find sources of oil in the south of their country, discovered water: giant underground reservoirs that feed oases. Only a couple of decades later, the inhabitants of Libya realized that a much greater treasure fell into their hands than black gold. From time immemorial, Africa has been a drought-stricken continent with sparse vegetation, and here, literally under your feet, there are about 35,000 cubic kilometers of artesian water. The corresponding volume can, for example, completely flood the territory of Germany (357,021 square kilometers), and the depth of such a reservoir will be about 100 meters. If this water is released to the surface, it will turn Africa into a blooming garden!
It was this idea that visited the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. No wonder, because the territory of Libya is more than 95% desert. Under the patronage of Gaddafi, a project was developed for a complex network of pipelines that would deliver water from the Nubian aquifer to the arid regions of the country. To implement this grand plan to Libya from South Korea experts arrived modern technologies. A plant for the production of reinforced concrete pipes with a diameter of four meters was launched in the city of El Buraika. On August 28, 1984, Muammar Gaddafi was personally present at the beginning of the construction of the pipeline.
The eighth wonder of the world
The Great Man-Made River is not without reason called the largest irrigation project in the world. Some even consider it the largest engineering structure on the planet. Gaddafi himself called his creation the eighth wonder of the world. Now this network includes 1,300 wells 500 meters deep, four thousand kilometers of concrete pipes laid underground, a system of pumping stations, storage tanks, control and management centers. Every day, six and a half million cubic meters of water flows through the pipes and aqueducts of the man-made river, supplying the cities of Tripoli, Benghazi, Sirte, Gharyan and others, as well as green fields in the middle of the former desert. In the future, the Libyans intended to irrigate 130-150 thousand hectares of cultivated land and, in addition to Libya, include other African countries in this system. Ultimately, Africa would not only cease to be a perpetually starving continent, but even itself would begin to export barley, oats, wheat and corn. The completion of the project was planned in 25 years, but…
Exile from paradise
In early 2011, Libya was engulfed in civil war, and on October 20, Muammar Gaddafi died at the hands of the rebels. But there is an opinion that the real reason for the murder of the Libyan leader was precisely his Great Man-Made River. First, a number of major powers were engaged in the supply of food to African countries. Of course, it is absolutely unprofitable for them to transform Africa from a consumer into a producer. Secondly, due to the growth of the population on the planet, fresh water is becoming an increasingly valuable resource every year. Many European states are already experiencing a shortage of drinking water. And here in the hands of Libya is a source, which, according to experts, will last for the next four to five millennia.
Once, at the solemn completion of one of the stages of the construction of the Great Man-Made River, Muammar Gaddafi said: “Now, after this achievement, the US threats against Libya will double. The Americans will do everything to ruin our labors and leave the people of Libya oppressed.” By the way, the heads of many African states were present at this celebration, and the leaders of the Black Continent supported Gaddafi's initiative. Among them was Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Earlier this year, Mubarak was removed from his post as a result of a sudden outbreak of revolution in Egypt. Strange coincidence, isn't it? It is noteworthy that when NATO forces intervened in the Libyan conflict, in order to “protect the civilian population”, their aircraft attacked precisely the branches of the Great River, pumping stations and destroyed a factory producing concrete pipes.
So, I think it is highly likely that the struggle for oil is being replaced by another war - for water. And Gaddafi became the first victim of this war.
Evgenia KURLAPOVA
Secrets of the XX century No. 48 (Ukraine) 2011
The construction of the Great Man-Made River in Libya was for some reason deprived of media attention, despite the fact that since 2008 this structure has been recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest irrigation project in the world. But what is important here is not the scale of the construction of the century, but the goals. After all, if the Libyan man-made river is completed, it will turn Africa from a desert into a fertile continent, the same as, for example, Eurasia or America. However, the whole snag is precisely in this very “if” ...
WATER INSTEAD OF OIL
In 1953, the Libyans, trying to find sources of oil in the south of their country, discovered water: giant underground reservoirs that feed oases. Only a couple of decades later, the inhabitants of Libya realized that a much greater treasure fell into their hands than black gold. From time immemorial, Africa has been a drought-stricken continent with sparse vegetation, and here, literally under your feet, there are about 35,000 cubic kilometers of artesian water.
The corresponding volume can, for example, completely flood the territory of Germany (357,021 square kilometers), and the depth of such a reservoir will be about 100 meters. If this water is released to the surface, it will turn Africa into a blooming garden!
It was this idea that visited the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. No wonder, because the territory of Libya is more than 95% desert. Under the patronage of Gaddafi, a project was developed for a complex network of pipelines that would deliver water from the Nubian aquifer to the arid regions of the country. To implement this grandiose plan, specialists in modern technologies arrived in Libya from South Korea. A plant for the production of reinforced concrete pipes with a diameter of four meters was launched in the city of El Buraika. On August 28, 1984, Muammar Gaddafi was personally present at the beginning of the construction of the pipeline.
THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD
The Great Man-Made River is not without reason called the largest irrigation project in the world. Some even consider it the largest engineering structure on the planet. Gaddafi himself called his creation the eighth wonder of the world. Now this network includes 1,300 wells 500 meters deep, four thousand kilometers of concrete pipes laid underground, a system of pumping stations, storage tanks, control and management centers.
Every day, six and a half million cubic meters of water flows through the pipes and aqueducts of the man-made river, supplying the cities of Tripoli, Benghazi, Sirte, Gharyan and others, as well as green fields in the middle of the former desert. In the future, the Libyans intended to irrigate 130-150 thousand hectares of cultivated land and, in addition to Libya, include other African countries in this system. Ultimately, Africa would not only cease to be a perpetually starving continent, but even itself would begin to export barley, oats, wheat and corn. The completion of the project was planned in 25 years, but…
EXILE FROM PARADISE
4,000 kilometers of underground pipes stretched across the desert
In early 2011, Libya was engulfed in civil war, and on October 20, Muammar Gaddafi died at the hands of the rebels. But there is an opinion that the real reason for the murder of the Libyan leader was precisely his Great Man-Made River.
First, a number of major powers were engaged in the supply of food to African countries. Of course, it is absolutely unprofitable for them to transform Africa from a consumer into a producer. Secondly, due to the growth of the population on the planet, fresh water is becoming an increasingly valuable resource every year. Many European states are already experiencing a shortage of drinking water. And here in the hands of Libya is a source, which, according to experts, will last for the next four to five millennia.
Once, at the solemn completion of one of the stages of the construction of the Great Man-Made River, Muammar Gaddafi said: “Now, after this achievement, the US threats against Libya will double. The Americans will do anything to ruin our labors and leave the people of Libya oppressed.” By the way, the heads of many African states were present at this celebration, and the leaders of the Black Continent supported Gaddafi's initiative. Among them was Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Mubarak was also removed from his post as a result of a sudden outbreak of revolution in Egypt.
Strange coincidence, isn't it? It is noteworthy that when NATO forces intervened in the Libyan conflict, in order to "protect civilians" their aircraft struck precisely on the branches of the Great River, pumping stations and destroyed a factory producing concrete pipes. So, I think it is highly likely that we can assume that the fight for oil is being replaced by a different one. war for water. And Gaddafi became the first victim of this war.
Interesting Facts
Economy
Libya— once a flourishing and prosperous state, now lies in ruins and further fate its covered in darkness. The economy has been completely destroyed, chaos and dual power reign in the country, and ISIS and its very existence are under threat. And all this is due to the intervention in her life of democratic bastards in the face of the United States and NATO. Scum who imagined themselves to be the arbiters of the destinies of the world and trampled into the dirt the ideals of freedom and equality of all peoples before God. Wherever these appear mad Dogs, pitch hell and destruction reign there, and Satan begins to rule the ball. What can I say, worthy students of Hitler and his gang!
But not only oil and unwillingness to submit to the dictates of Western barbarians were the cause of the massacre with Libya. To this must be added fresh water, found in underground lakes on its territory, the reserves of which turned out to be truly stunning. Perhaps the people of the Middle East and Africa understand the importance of water for life best of all.
Fresh underground lakes of Libya (the eighth wonder of the world)
No matter how and whoever treats Muammar Gaddafi, let's give him his due - for him, the prosperity and well-being of the people who entrusted him with power was higher than his personal interests and even life. Only such a leader was able to implement a grandiose irrigation project, which was even awarded the image on a banknote.
The great man-made river on the Libyan banknote of 20 dinars. photo: csef.ru
I bring to your attention an article about the Great Man-Made River Gaddafi.
JUVENTINO90
The Great Manmade River (GMR) is a complex network of conduits that supplies the desert regions and coast of Libya with water from the Nubian aquifer. By some estimates, this is the largest engineering project in existence. This huge system of pipes and aqueducts, which also includes more than 1,300 wells over 500 meters deep, supplies the cities of Tripoli, Benghazi, Sirte and others, supplying 6,500,000 m³ of drinking water per day. Muammar Gaddafi called this river "The Eighth Wonder of the World". In 2008, the Guinness Book of Records recognized the Great Man-Made River as the largest irrigation project in the world.
1 September 2010 is the anniversary of the opening of the main section of the Great Libyan artificial river. This Libyan project was kept quiet by the media, and by the way, this project surpasses the largest construction projects. Its cost is 25 billion US dollars.
Back in the 80s, Gaddafi began a large-scale project to create a network of water resources, which was supposed to cover Libya, Egypt, Sudan and Chad. To date, this project has been almost completed. The task was, I must say, historical for the entire North African region, because the problem of water has been relevant here since the time of Phoenicia. And, more importantly, not a single cent from the IMF was spent on a project that could turn all of North Africa into a flowering garden. It is with the latter fact that some analysts associate the current destabilization of the situation in the region.
The desire for a global monopoly on water resources is already the most important factor in world politics. And in the south of Libya there are four giant water reservoirs (the oases of Kufra, Sirt, Morzuk and Hamada). According to some reports, they contain an average of 35,000 cubic meters. kilometers (!) of water. To imagine this volume, it is enough to imagine the entire territory of Germany as a huge lake 100 meters deep. Such water resources are undoubtedly of particular interest. And perhaps it is more than an interest in Libyan oil.
This water project has been called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" for its scale. It provides current per day - 6.5 million cubic meters water through the desert, greatly increasing the area of irrigated land. 4,000 kilometers of pipes buried deep in the ground from the heat. Underground water is pumped through 270 shafts from hundreds of meters deep. A cubic meter of the purest water from Libyan reservoirs, taking into account all costs, can cost 35 cents. This is the approximate cost of a cubic meter of cold water in Moscow. If we take the cost of a European cubic meter (about 2 euros), then the value of the water reserves in Libyan reservoirs is 58 billion euros.
The idea of extracting water hidden deep under the surface of the Sahara desert appeared back in 1983. In Libya, like its Egyptian neighbor, only 4 percent of the territory is suitable for human life, the remaining 96 percent is dominated by sands. Once upon a time, on the territory of modern Jamahiriya, there were riverbeds that flowed into the Mediterranean Sea. These channels dried up long ago, but scientists managed to establish that at a depth of 500 meters underground there are huge reserves - up to 12 thousand cubic kilometers of fresh water. Its age exceeds 8.5 thousand years, and it makes up the lion's share of all sources in the country, leaving an insignificant 2.3% for surface water and a little more than 1% for desalinated water.
Simple calculations showed that the creation of a hydraulic system that allows pumping water from southern Europe will give Libya 0.74 cubic meters of water for one Libyan dinar. Delivery of life-giving moisture by sea will benefit up to 1.05 cubic meters per dinar. Desalination, which also requires powerful expensive installations, loses significantly, and only the development of the “Great Man-Made River” will make it possible to obtain nine cubic meters from each dinar.
The project is still far from complete - the second phase is currently underway, which provides for the laying of the third and fourth stages of pipelines hundreds of kilometers inland and the installation of hundreds of deep-water wells. In total, there will be 1,149 such wells, including more than 400 still to be built. Over the past years, 1,926 km of pipes have been laid, and another 1,732 km are ahead. Each 7.5-meter steel pipe is four meters in diameter and weighs up to 83 tons, and there are more than 530,500 such pipes in total. The total cost of the project is $25 billion. As the minister told reporters Agriculture Libya, Abdel Majid al-Matruh, the main share of the produced water - 70% - goes to the needs of agriculture, 28% - to the population, the rest goes to industry. "According to latest research experts from Southern Europe and North Africa, there will be enough water from underground sources for another 4,860 years, although the average life of all equipment, including pipes, is estimated at 50 years,” he said.
The man-made river now irrigates about 160,000 hectares of the country's territory, which is being actively developed for agriculture. And hundreds of kilometers to the south, on the paths of camel caravans, water trenches brought to the surface of the earth serve as a transit point and a resting place for people and animals. Looking at the result of the work of human thought in Libya, it is hard to believe that Egypt, which is experiencing the same problems, is suffering from overpopulation and cannot share the resources of the Nile with its southern neighbors. Meanwhile, on the territory of the Land of the Pyramids, countless reserves of life-giving moisture are also hidden underground, which is more valuable than all treasures for desert residents.
With its water project, Libya could start a real "green revolution". Literally, naturally, that would solve a lot of food problems in Africa. And most importantly, it would ensure stability and economic independence. Moreover, cases are already known when global corporations blocked water projects in the region. The World Bank and the IMF, for example, blocked the construction of a canal on the White Nile - the Jonglei Canal - in southern Sudan, where it was started and everything was abandoned after the US intelligence agencies provoked the growth of separatism there. It is, of course, much more profitable for the IMF and global cartels to impose their own expensive projects, such as desalination. An independent Libyan project did not fit into their plans. Compare with neighboring Egypt, where for the past 20 years all irrigation and water improvement projects have been sabotaged by the International Monetary Fund behind them.
Gaddafi called on the Egyptian peasants, who number 55 million and all live in the overcrowded region along the banks of the Nile, to come and work in the fields of Libya now. 95% of Libya's land is desert. The new artificial river opens up huge opportunities for the development of this land. Libya's own water project was a slap in the face of the World Bank and the IMF and the entire West. The World Bank and the US State Department only support their own projects: ``Middle East Water Summit"" this November (2010) in Turkey, which considers only desalinization projects sea water in Saudi Arabia at a price of 4 dollars a cubic meter. The United States benefits from a lack of water - this increases the price of it.
Washington and London almost had an apoplectic shock when they learned about the opening of the project in Libya. Everything that is needed for the project was produced in Libya itself. Nothing was purchased in the "first world" countries that help developing countries get up from a lying position only if you can benefit from it. The United States was vigilant to ensure that no one dared to help Libya. The USSR could no longer help, since it itself gave up its last breath.
While the West is selling Libya desalinized salt water at a price of $3.75. Now Libya no longer buys water from Western countries. Scientists estimate the water reserves are equivalent to 200-hundred years of the flow of the Nile River. The goal of the Gaddafi government is to make Libya a source of agricultural abundance. The project has been running for a long time. Have you ever heard of him. The only article in the English language press was Underground "Fossil Water" Running Out, National Geographic, May 2010 and Libya turns on the Great Man-Made River, by Marcia Merry, Printed in the Executive Intelligence Review, September 1991 section of the artificial water river on September 1, 2010, said: "After this achievement by the Libyan people, the US threat against Libya will double!" — `After this achievement, American threats against Libya will double... — How he looked into the water! Gaddafi went on to say: "The US will do everything under a different pretext, but the real reason will be, as always, the desire to keep the people of Libya oppressed and in a colonial position."
Maghreb-Nachrichten on 20.03.2009 reports: “At the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, the Libyan authorities presented for the first time a $25 billion water supply project. The project has been called "the eighth wonder of the world" because it provides for the creation of an artificial river that would supply drinking water to the population of northern Libya. Work has been carried out since the 1980s. under the leadership of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. And now the project is 2/3 completed. The pipeline would stretch 4,000 kilometers and carry water from underground reservoirs under the desert to the north. Studies have shown that this project is more economical than alternative options. According to calculations, the water reserves will last for 4,860 years, if the states concerned, Libya, Sudan, Chad and Egypt, use the water in the way it is envisaged by the project.”
At one time, Gaddafi said that the Libyan water project would be "the strongest response to America, which accuses Libya of supporting terrorism." Mubarak was also a big supporter of this project. Are there too many coincidences? After that, all other explanations of contemporary events seem somehow not very convincing ...
One of the biggest civic development projects in 42 years in office former president Libya Muammar Gaddafi was the Great Artificial River. Gaddafi dreamed of providing fresh water to all the inhabitants of the country and turning the desert into a flourishing oasis, providing Libya with its own food. To make this dream a reality, Gaddafi launched a major technical project consisting of a network of underground pipes. They were supposed to carry fresh water from ancient underground aquifers deep in the Sahara to arid Libyan cities. Gaddafi called it the "Eighth Wonder of the World." The Western media rarely mentions it, calling it a "vanity project", "Gaddafi's Pet Project" and "mad dog's pipe dream". But in fact, the Artificial River of Life is a fantastic water delivery system that has changed the lives of Libyans all across the country.
Libya is one of the sunniest and driest countries in the world. There are places where no precipitation has fallen for decades, and even in mountainous areas it can rain once every 5 to 10 years. Less than 5% of the country receives sufficient rainfall for agriculture. Much of Libya's water supply used to come from coastal desalination plants, which were expensive and only used locally. There was practically nothing left to irrigate farmland. 
In 1953, during the exploration of new oil fields in southern Libya, a huge number of ancient aquifers were discovered. The team of researchers discovered four huge pools with estimated volumes of 4,800 to 20,000 cubic kilometers of water. Most of this water was collected between 38,000 and 14,000 years ago, before the end of the last ice age, when the Sahara region had a temperate climate. 
After Gaddafi seized power in a bloodless coup in 1969, the new government immediately nationalized the oil companies and began using oil revenues to drill hundreds of wells to extract water from desert aquifers. Initially, Gaddafi planned to arrange large-scale agricultural projects right in the desert, next to water sources. But people refused to move far from their homes, so he decided to bring water directly to them. 
In August 1984, a pipe factory was opened and the Great Artificial River of Life project in Libya began. Approximately 1,300 wells 500 meters deep have been dug in the desert soil to pump water from the underground water supply. This water was then distributed to 6.5 million people in the cities of Tripoli, Benghazi, Sirte and elsewhere through a 2,800 km network of underground pipes. When the fifth and final phase of the project is completed, the network will consist of 4,000 km of pipes, which will allow the cultivation of 155,000 hectares of land. Even with the last two phases unfinished, the Great Artificial River is the largest irrigation project in the world. 
The pipeline first reached Tripoli in 1996, on completion of the first phase of the project. Adam Kuvairi (the main figure of the project) vividly remembers the impact that fresh water had on him and his family. "Water has changed lives. For the first time in our history, there is water for showering, washing and shaving," he told the BBC. "The quality of life has increased by an order of magnitude across the country." The project was recognized internationally, and in 1999 UNESCO awarded the River of Life with an award, recognizing the remarkable work in scientific research on the use of water in drylands. 
In July 2011, NATO attacked a pipeline near Brega, including a pipe factory. They claimed that the factory was used as a military depot and that rockets had been fired from there. The blow to the pipeline deprived 70% of the country's population of water. A civil war has broken out in the country, and the future of the Artificial River of Life project is in jeopardy.
