Saudi Arabia has recently shared plans to create the world’s largest source of drinkable water. Their plan involves digging a river with dimensions of 12,000 km in length, 11 metres in width, and four metres in depth, which will surpass the length of the Nile River. It is reported that the large-scale project will require anti-corrosion pipes, each with a diameter of 2.25 metres. The resulting ‘river’ will be one of the world’s largest desalinated water networks.
Saudi Arabia is planning to take up the major project of creating the world’s largest source of drinkable water. Their strategy involves digging a river spanning 12,000 km in length, 11 metres in width, and four metres in depth, with the aim of surpassing the length of the Nile River. The resulting ‘river’ will be one of the world’s largest desalinated water networks, producing 9.4mn cubic metres of water per day for Saudi Arabia.
According to the reports of popular Saudi journalist Ahmad Al Shugairi, the large-scale project will require anti-corrosion pipes, each with a diameter of 2.25 metres. “After a few years, the length of the water pipes will transport this fresh water from one place to another, he shared, indicating that this project is expected to be twice the size of the Nile, which is over 6,000 kilometres long.
It is reported that the pipes running beneath Saudi cities will extend for 126,000 kilometres, which is long enough to wrap around the world three times. The network will produce a massive quantity of water, with 9.4 million cubic meters being generated each day. If this water is distributed to the world’s population, according to Al Shugairi, every person would get two gallons (two bottles) of water from the production of water sweetened in Saudi Arabia.