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Monday 20th November 2006 Aid and Development Report The Aswan Dam A major example of a top down project is the building of the Aswan Dam. It is built nearly 4 miles south from the old dam which is called the Low Dam. It took eleven years to build, from 1960 to 1971 and it cost $1 billion to make. The Soviet Union helped the Egyptian government to build the dam. The Aswan High Dam was built to control the flow of the River Nile. Before the dam was built, the river used to flood the surrounding land for 2 to 3 months each year, covering it in silt. This created fertile farmland across the desert. However, for the rest of the year, there wasn't enough water, and in some years the flooding was very severe, causing damage to villages. The Egyptian government built the Aswan Dam to ensure a reliable water...

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