9 OBJECTIVES OF THE ORANGE RIVER PROJECT
THE ORANGE RIVER PROJECT Is the largest multi-purpose river scheme in the whole of Africa found in South Africa and it has been a major basis for the countrys agricultural and industrial development. The scheme started in 1962 and by 1990 a greater part of it had been completed. Its cost has been put to over 900 million dollars. The scheme has several dams for example the Vaal dam, Hertz dam Hendrikverwolerd, Gariep, Vanderkloof, Torquay, Clan William, and Buchuburg. The orange river on which the scheme is located originates from the Drakensburg mountains in the east-flowing westwards through the republic of South Africa to the Atlantic coast. It also forms an international boundary between South Africa and Namibia. It has several tributaries for example Caledon, Vaal, Fish, and Hertz. The main objectives of the river scheme include: To control flooding during the rainy season. To encourage irrigation farming in the drier but fertile dams of the semi-arid regions of the central cape pr...