Summary
The Great man-made river project has the potential to develop Libyan life.
The article was written by John Watkins in 2006. The article talks about the Great man-made river project and the purposes of the project such as developing the country was because Libya is a desert country and finding fresh water for personal use was always a problem. The project had started following the revolution of the Great Al-Fatah in 1969.
The project consisted of three phases; the first phase began in 1993; water from eastern well-fields reached Benghazi; in 1996 the second phase finished and water has been brought to Tripoli from western well-fields and the third phase was still under construction in 2006 when the article was written. The project improved the Libyan life in all sorts of ways.
Finally water was found for any personal use for the first time in Libyan history. Libya is now a leader in hydrological engineering and it's in a good position to play an effective role in the global economy.
Libya wants to rely on Libyans for manufacturing and they are hoping that they can decrease the foreign workers percentage by 20%.
Main Idea
Libya was always struggling from the poor water quantity, till the year of 1984 when they started the biggest development project which is the great man-made river project. The project improved the Libyan life in all sorts of ways and the poor water quantity is no more a problem.
Comment
Finally, from my point of view, the article was clear and it talked about a great accomplishment for one of the biggest development projects world-wide; The Great Man-Made River Project in Libya. It is nice to know that such projects have the potential to transform life in all sorts of ways and I'd be interested in knowing what are humanity's new projects, especially projects like the article talked about, because it's always a pleasure for humanity to succeed in such projects.