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Brochure type publication. issued by the Dept. of Information December 1971. 56 pages . 29.5 21cm
In good condition for its age and type. Please feel free to ask questions. Local postage will be R25 inc insurance.
" This is a non-technical account oof all the different components of a complex project. It is hoped that this publication will stimulate interest in a project that has excited and inspired the people of South Africa"
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
The Scene
History of the Project
Why The Project?
Aims of the Project
Climate and Topography
Start of the Project
Main Structures of the Orange River Project
The Works in Detail Hendrik Verwoerd Dam
- Main features
-Statistics of The Dam
Construction Contract & Execution
The Siltation Problem
OrangeFish Tunnel
Problems Posed by the Tunnel
Intake Tower & Tunnel
Underground Control Works
P.K. Le Roux Dam
The Van Der Kloof Canals System
Fish-Sundays River Canals Scheme
Hydro-electric Power Network
The Hendrik Verwoerd Power Station
Welbedacht Dam
Description of works
Hennie Steyn Bridge
The Construction Towns
Direction of the Project