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What is the difference between land reclamation in Kenya and Netherlands?

Highlight the differences between land reclamation in Kenya and the Netherlands.

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Maurice
(i) In Kenya the methods of land reclamation are simple like digging canals to drain water from land while in the Netherlands the methods used are highly advanced like reclaiming land from the sea.

(ii) Furrows in Kenya are used to control river floods while in Netherlands, dykes protect the reclaimed land from invasion by the sea.

(iii) In Kenya, the area that is reclaimed is relatively small while the areas reclaimed in the Netherlands are large.

(iv) In Kenya, land is mainly reclaimed from swamps and marginal areas while in Netherlands reclamation is from sea.

(v) In Kenya the methods used for draining water from marshy areas is digging of canals while in the Netherlands the methods are advanced use of wind pumps to drain sea water from the polders.

(vi) In Kenya irrigation is used as reclaiming dry areas while irrigation in the Netherlands is used to lower the salinity of the soil in the reclaimed lands.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 15, 2017 at 13:21

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