Irrigation Conquers Hungry Steppes AKA Irrigation Conquered (1961)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Soviet newsreel item. Uzbekistan Steppes, Republic of Uzbekistan (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics / USSR) Aerial shot, convoy of lorries crossing the steppes. MS Camel watching convoy pass carrying irrigation pipes. Various shots, irrigation troughs being dropped into position by crane on the steppes as part of an irrigation programme. CU Man’s hands opening sluice gates. MS Workmen bathing in trough. LS Water from the Sir-Darya river flowing down two raised water pipelines that stretch away into the distance. LS Aerial shot over area with combine harvesters working on plains. Commentary says that there will soon be cotton plantations here and fruit orchards. Note: Date on original record: 10/10/1961. Russian commentary. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. F