“why would anybody even dream of this WHEN the present Dam is never, EVER full and has been for decades”
So they can either funnel money to their mates and then backdoor to the Party
or so it can’t happen because of public outcry.
Just as an aside. Most large storages are “wet deserts” for aquatic life forms by comparison to small storages with connected healthy riparian environments.
There is a good argument on cost and environmental positives for chains of multiple small + or - 5,000 megalitre storages.
