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Show Big Sardinian Dam The dam on the Tirso river in Sardinia, Sar-dinia, ollieially opened April 28, creates cre-ates as nrtifici'jl lake with a capacity capac-ity of 400,000,000 cubic meters of water, which will give an estimated annual output of 50,000,000 kilowatt 'hours of electric power and irrigate 75,000 acres of land. The cheap power created by this dam will permit per-mit local electrolytic treatment of zinc ores, which have been exported hitherto, and will favor the development develop-ment of other industries in the region. This is the first of several similar projects in Sardinia to increase I he agricultural developments of the island. |