British political ambitions Britain, as we see now in Sudan, Uganda, and Palestine, even if the Governor of Sudan and the Sirdar of the Egyptian Army are not titled "Representative," his supreme authority over Sudan, an authority derived from His Majesty's Government, annulled a decision issued by the Egyptian government to stop work on the Makwar Dam. It so happened that the High Commissioner in the independent Indian province requested permission to divert wasted water from the province to the Crown's lands to revive them and benefit the people under His Majesty's care. They were granted what they wanted because they are the ones who ask and the ones who give. The task of the High Commissioner in India is to arbitrate between the provinces. Here is an excerpt from the Indian Engineers' Magazine about a project called the Periyar Project, the largest irrigation project in India. On August 12, 1922, it said about this project: The "Periyar" project is the largest irrigation project in India. No benefit was derived from the water flowing through the lands of the Travancore government, as the Periyar River flowed from its source to its mouth in the "Sea of Dorn" without any benefit being reaped from its waters. The Madras government realized the immense benefits of this river. The Travancore government offered to build to reach an agreement to benefit from the water. An agreement was reached between them. The Travancore government agreed to build a dam and a great reservoir on the river, diverting its waters into its province and a large area in the British territory. The project was immense, costing millions of rupees. When it was completed, it proved to be the best way to utilize millions of tons of water that flowed into provinces inhabited by thousands of people who used them for crops and agriculture. The dam was built in 4 years and completed in 1895. The water from this dam irrigates very vast lands that have been transformed from barren deserts.