Po River Help?

Question

How does it help the government and the people? Please and thanks=]

you can just give me a site that gives me the information, but make sure it gives me the information instead of getting me hopes up=]

Answer 1

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Italy’s Po River Punished for centuries by destructive floods, northern Italians stubbornly embrace their nation’s longest river, which nurtures rice fields, vineyards, fisheries—and legends.
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0205/feature6/
Po Valley/importance during WWII
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/po/72-33.htm
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http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0839419.html
The PO river is the longest river in Italy. It offers scenic cruises for vacationers.
A river of northern Italy flowing about 652 km (405 mi) generally eastward to the Adriatic Sea. The Po Valley is a major industrial and agricultural area.
Dry up
On May 4th, 2007 The river has dried up in spots completely. Italy declared a state of emergency in the northern and central regions. The dry up is due to the Alps having reduced snowfall this winter. Italy had the warmest winter in 200 Years. This is possibly related to Global Warming. There is some discussion about filling river up by diverting water flows from large lakes and reservoirs in the Alps.
http://www.answers.com/topic/po
You should get some of your answers from these links.
It appears it is a major agricultural area as well as for tourism. Which benefits the people and the government.