Under the aegis of the United nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, 24 nations are participating in a project to harness the waters of the Mekong River to avoid floods, provide large scale controlled irrigation and power, and to make it navigable for 1,500 miles from Vientiane to the South China coast.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006913
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technical assistance - Asia, Southeastern
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United Nations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)