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| Atkins awarded river management contract in Africa UK-based architecture and engineering firm Atkins is to help improve water management and environmental protection in the Orange-Senqu River Basin in southern Africa. Funded by the European Development Fund (EDF), Atkins is lead member of the consortium awarded the contract, which includes the South African companies Pegasys Strategy & Development and Water for Africa. The Orange River (called the Senqu River in Lesotho) originates in the Lesotho Highlands and stretches 2,300 km through Lesotho and South Africa; it has ephemeral (i.e. flowing only occasionally) tributaries in Botswana and Namibia and, in its lower reaches, forms the border between South Africa and Namibia. It is an important water source for the human population in all of these areas, and beyond through transfer schemes, it supports agriculture, industry and mining and is essential to the South African economy. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |