The GERD hasn't stopped the Blue Nile from flowing into the downstream countries during construction (Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass)

The GERD hasn't stopped the Blue Nile from flowing into the downstream countries during construction (Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass)

The Labour force working on the GERD is estimated at 11,000 (Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass)

The GERD hasn't stopped the Blue Nile from flowing into the downstream countries during construction (Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass)

The GERD hasn't stopped the Blue Nile from flowing into the downstream countries during construction (Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass)

The GERD hasn't stopped the Blue Nile from flowing into the downstream countries during construction (Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass)

The 55-percent-complete Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) is located approximately 500 km north west of the capital Addis Ababa, in the region of Benishangul - Gumaz along the Blue Nile.(Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass)

The Blue Nile's upstream before passing through the GERD (Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass)

The 50-meter-high Saddle Dam, which will help in filling the GERD's reservoir that has a water storage capacity of 72 billion cubic meters (Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass)

The 5.2 km-long Saddle Dam, which is the second section of the GERD (Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass)

The GERD hasn't stopped the Blue Nile from flowing into the downstream countries during construction (Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass)