MOSE
MOSE Project (acronym for Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico — in English, Experimental Electromechanical Module) is a project intended to protect the city of Venice, Italy, against the rise of sea level. The name MOSE is also a play on the Italian name for Moses, Mosè. The project is being executed by engineers at FIAT.[citation needed]
As of August 2006, the new government of Romano Prodi has announced that the project is "under review" for budgetary reasons.[1] Project confirmed (2007).
Usage
The project consists of a system of 79 mobile barriers designed to protect the three entrances to the Venetian Lagoon. The barriers will stay on the seabed until high tides and storms are forecast. They will then be inflated, blocking the sea from the lagoon and effectively reducing high water levels.
Projections
The MOSE project has a budget of € 3 billion and it is planned to be completed by 2011. As of January 2008, The project is reported as 37 percent complete and projected to open on schedule in 2012.[2]
Controversy
The project has met resistance from environmentalist and conservationist groups such as Italia Nostra. The World Wide Fund for Nature has commented negatively on the project. [1]
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