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Syria Presents Five Year Plan for Irrigation and Dam on Euphrates
Damascus Syria AP The United Arab Republic region faces prolonged drought wiping out crops. Agriculture Minister Younes outlines a five year irrigation plan including a $15 million dam on the Euphrates built with Soviet credits. US aid includes 50 000 tons of gift wheat flour and 425 000 tons of relief grain loans. The plan aims to irrigate 2.5 million acres and spread water to 187 000 acres next year with several dams already in place. Sugar beets wheat and vegetables have suffered from the drought while cotton remains the biggest crop.
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Ahmed Hag Youmes
Euphrates
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