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Perhaps, because of special labour input of creation polderov Netherlanders so make thrifty use of the earth. They, for example, at harvesting necessarily completely clear root crops of soil which leave there and then, in the field. Necessary adaptations and mechanisms are specially made for these purposes.
But we will return to "Delta-project". On the value, scales and complexity of a construction it has no analogues in world practice. Tell, that when Dutches have started realisation "Delta-project", they have addressed in NASA (the American National board on aeronautics and space research) with the request to make some calculations, but were refused: requirements to accuracy were so high, what even space experience has not helped.
The Project has been prepared by the special governmental commission and confirmed by parliament in 1958, and its working out has begun for five years before. To create a unique hydraulic engineering construction the accident which has fallen to the Netherlands at night since January, 31st for February, 1st, 1953 when monstrous force storm waves have overflowed deltas of Rhine, Maas and Schelde has induced, water in them has risen and has flooded extensive area to the south from Rotterdam. It was awful accident: 1800 persons were lost, 70 thousand has been evacuated from the flooded areas. The number only the apartment houses which have been taken down by gushed water, has exceeded 50 thousand, the general damage was estimated in 500 million guldens...
And here, later the little more than 33 years all newspapers of the country have announced: Â"Now Zealand can sleep easyÂ". Yes, this province of the Netherlands has most of all suffered in 1953, but misfortune then has concerned also to other province - Northern Brabant, therefore "Delta-project" has been calculated on protection of all northwest coast, the most vulnerable area at storm on the North Sea.
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