It is as right for the National Government to make the streams and rivers of the arid region useful by engineering works for water storage as to make useful the rivers and harbors of the humid region by engineering works of another kind.
This quote draws a parallel between the government's role in managing water resources in arid regions and its efforts in more humid areas.
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