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Re:Great Man-Made River by weeblewobble on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @12:01PM (#26413415)
I find it very cool that you were there for something like this.

How was it funded? Seems very expensive.

Were regular people excited about it? Was there a meaningful change in day to day life after it was completed?

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Re:Great Man-Made River by hutzlibu on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @09:17PM (#26419389)
"How was it funded? Seems very expensive."

Oil money.

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