#HISTORY 🛑 Watch: Full documentary about the construction of the Kariba Dam Wall. 🎥 Source: SHELL #wedonotownrightstothemusic | Siavonga NewsDay

THE CONSTRUCTION OF KARIBA DAM The dam was constructed on the orders of the Government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, a 'federal colony' within the British Empire. The double curvature concrete arch dam was designed by Coyne et Bellier and constructed between 1955 and 1959 by Impresit of Italyat a cost of $135,000,000 for the first stage with only the Kariba South power cavern. Final construction and the addition of the Kariba North Power cavern by Mitchell Construction was not com

11K views · 639 reactions | The construction of Kariba dam started in 1955, it was completed in 1959. Kariba is the world’s biggest man-made dam, yet 62 years later, we have a government failing to build basic infrastructure like new water plants, dual carriage way roads, or simply run what they inherited! #RegisterToVoteZW | Hopewell Chin'ono | Facebook

Kariba Dam Wall Facts 1. Double Curvature Concrete Arch Dam 2. Commissioned in 1960 3. Dam Height - 128m 4. Dam thickness - 13m 5. Approximate total volume - 1.034m m3 6. Floodgates for spilling Six (06) 🎥 video taken by Andiys in 2010. #ZambeziRiverAuthority #karibadam #Zambezi #zambeziriver #siavonga #kariba | Zambezi River Authority