November 1961 - The Birth Of The Giant - Now Impregilo
November 1961 - The Birth Of The Giant - Now Impregilo take on Volta - Impregilo -the river-tamers. They fought the mighty Zambesi to build a dam at Kariba. In the Sudan they are holding back the Blue Nile to turn desert into farmland. And on the Volta they will form the largest man-made lake in Africa. When man seeks to tame nature and turn its immense forces to his own benefit he is pitting his knowledge and skill against the relentless power of the universe. The building of a modern dam to provide water for a hydro-electric scheme is, perhaps, one of the most dramatic examples of man's effort to use natural forces in his own services, and it is in this kind of work that Engineering skill and knowledge receives a severe testing. (Photograph by Drum Photographer @ BAHA)
