Gaddafi called it the Eighth Wonder of the World.
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Libya is one of the sunniest and driest countries in the world.
Less than 5% of the country receives enough rainfall for settled agriculture.
Little was left for irrigating the land.
The exploration team discovered four huge basins with estimated capacities of each ranging between 4,800 and 20,000 cubic km.
“The water changed lives.
“The quality of life is better now, and it’s impacting on the whole country.”
The country now reeling under civil war, the future of the Great Man-Made River Project is in jeopardy.
