Aral Sea Bank's restoration projects, especially in the North Aral, were giving rise to some unexpected, tentative relief in what had been an extremely pessimistic picture. The future of the Aral Sea and the responsibility for its survival are now in the hands of the five countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. In 1994, they adopted the Aral Sea Basin Programmme. The Programme's four objectives are: The first phase of the plan effectively began with the first involvement from the World Bank in 1992, and was in operation until 1997. It was ineffectual for a number of reasons, but mainly because
Between the Rivers Historic District Street over the Etowah River and a 1930 iron truss bridge which brings Second Avenue over the Ooostanaula River. A boundary increase in 1989 added one contributing building, the Union Bus Terminal, and provided additional information, including that the Second Avenue bridge had been demolished, around 1983, and replaced. Between the Rivers Historic District The Between the Rivers Historic District in Rome, Georgia, USA, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included 292 contributing buildings and three contributing structures. It is a hilly area, with three sides defined by