African Entrepreneurship Chronicles: Rise of a Hohenzollern Prince
Chapter 1516

Nine Major Industrial Zones

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Zambezi River Province.

The Zambezi River Water Conservancy Committee of East Africa was based in Tete City. Among East Africa's many water conservancy committees, it was the most influential.

This time, with the construction of Kabrasabasa Reservoir, the Zambezi River Water Conservancy Committee bore a heavy responsibility.

At present, they not only had to take charge of and supervise the construction of Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Power Station, but also carry out comprehensive management of the entire basin, especially the nearly 570-kilometer stretch along the lower Zambezi River.

With the construction of Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Power Station, the lower Zambezi River would be affected the most. The reason was simple: there were scarcely any towns or people along the main stream in the river's middle and upper reaches.

Committee Director Kaitel was currently inspecting work in Kaya Town, Zambezi River Province, downstream. From Tete City all the way to Xindai city, over hundreds of kilometers of river, there were numerous investigators from water conservancy departments.

Kaya Town in Zambezi River Province was not far from Tete City. The director of the Zambezi River Province River Affairs Bureau stood behind Kaitel and reported on the situation.

The Zambezi River Province River Affairs Bureau was a subordinate agency of the Zambezi River Water Conservancy Committee.

"The Zambezi River basin has, in recent years, suffered a certain degree of damage to its riverside vegetation as the Empire developed it. This has increased the river's silt and sand content. Most of that river sand has settled in the downstream regions before ultimately being carried to the estuary delta."

"This is also one of the great threats to Zambezi shipping. The Zambezi's sediment load is close to 100 million tons. Though it has already fallen below that of the Danube River, it still poses a considerable

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