Taming the River (EG)

Posted on Aug 11th, 2009 with tags , , .

River NileAfter decades of neglect, the Nile is making a comeback as a major trade route

… Despite the cost benefits, from the 1990s onwards, river maintenance was not a priority — dredging and preparing the Nile for navigation halted almost altogether. This is beginning to change as the RTA, whose main objective is to make the Nile sailable, works to revive river shipping …

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