RAIN EVERYDAY SINCE JANUARY 2011 IN BLOEMFONTEIN

When you check Google Earth, Bloemfontein is situated in the average dry parts of South Africa, however, this year we really experienced a very wet summer. We can barely mow the lawn. Together with all the news of floods in Australia and elsewhere in the world, our media coverage is swamped with flood disasters in our country too. Meteorologists ascribe the weather patterns to all sorts of scientific explanations that one cannot dispute. Still the SA Government could seriously start to plan for more dams to manage the flood disasters. For example, to construct a huge dam in the Gariep (Oranje) river after the Vaal river enters it near Douglas. This dam can be controlled to open the sluices little by little to prevent the disasters lower down at Upington. Such a dam scheme can create work and irrigation projects to supply more food. It can also feed the lower arid parts in the Karoo. I am looking forward to comments on my idea.