The Kunzvi Dam project in Mashonaland East province has reached 72 percent completion and has begun impounding water. Permanent Secretary Obert Jiri reported that the dam is being developed as a multi-faceted economic project, incorporating future irrigation, hydropower generation, and aquaculture. Its primary objective is to alleviate severe water shortages in Harare and Chitungwiza.
A parallel project involves constructing a 48-kilometer pipeline to transport raw water from the dam to a treatment plant in Donnybrook. This pipeline is expected to supply up to 240 megalitres of water daily to the capital, addressing a significant portion of the current supply deficit. The government has also built new homes for families relocated due to the dam's construction, following a build-back-better concept.
A parallel project involves constructing a 48-kilometer pipeline to transport raw water from the dam to a treatment plant in Donnybrook. This pipeline is expected to supply up to 240 megalitres of water daily to the capital, addressing a significant portion of the current supply deficit. The government has also built new homes for families relocated due to the dam's construction, following a build-back-better concept.
