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National dam levels decline
23 Aug 2016 at 16:13hrs | Views
National dam levels now stand at just over 48 percent, which represents a 1.40 percentage decline from last week.
Statistics from the Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate show that dam storage levels decreased from 49.3 percent as at the 11th of August to 48.34 percent as at August 18.
The Minister of Environment, Water and Climate, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri says the most critical water stressed areas in the provinces are mainly centres that rely on groundwater where there was a decrease in water levels as well as drying of boreholes.
Bulawayo Metropolitan dams are 33.7 percent full while those in the capital Harare Metropolitan are 74.7 percent full.
Manicaland, Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland East are 44.40, 75.60 and 74.70 percent full respectively.
In Mashonaland West there was a decrease of one percent in dam levels in the past week leaving levels at 78.70 percent, Masvingo has dam levels pegged at 26.50 percent, Matabeleland North at 54.50 percent, Matabeleland South is at just over 50 percent while dams in the Midlands are pegged at 58.40 percent.
Minister Muchinguri-Kashiri says demand management strategies are being employed in light of the low water levels prevailing in most of the supply dams.
Most of the rivers in the country have stopped flowing as the dry conditions persist in the country.
Statistics from the Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate show that dam storage levels decreased from 49.3 percent as at the 11th of August to 48.34 percent as at August 18.
The Minister of Environment, Water and Climate, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri says the most critical water stressed areas in the provinces are mainly centres that rely on groundwater where there was a decrease in water levels as well as drying of boreholes.
Bulawayo Metropolitan dams are 33.7 percent full while those in the capital Harare Metropolitan are 74.7 percent full.
In Mashonaland West there was a decrease of one percent in dam levels in the past week leaving levels at 78.70 percent, Masvingo has dam levels pegged at 26.50 percent, Matabeleland North at 54.50 percent, Matabeleland South is at just over 50 percent while dams in the Midlands are pegged at 58.40 percent.
Minister Muchinguri-Kashiri says demand management strategies are being employed in light of the low water levels prevailing in most of the supply dams.
Most of the rivers in the country have stopped flowing as the dry conditions persist in the country.
Source - ZBC
