Originally, it was meant to hold back part of the White Nile while the Blue Nile was flooding, and to control White Nile flooding (ANDRITZ Hydro, 2013). Egypt approved the project in 1914, but construction was delayed due to World War I. In 1919, the Sudan Construction Company resumed construction, although it halted from time to time due to post-war disputes. ( Wikipedia, 2016b) Gibson and Pauling Company (Foreign) Ltd. built the Jebel Aulia Dam between 1933 and 1937. (