It’s 980m wide at the base, tapering to 40m wide at its crest. The structure contains 43 million m3 of material – mostly rock and clay. It was designed to control the flooding of the river Nile just ...
The pupils, residents of Sinyanya in Adjumani District, rely on the Obongi ferry to cross the River Nile daily to attend classes under the Universal Primary Education (UPE) program.