National Dam Levels Drop To 71%

National dam levels have fallen to about 71% as of November. These levels are however considered adequate to meet the domestic and irrigation requirements. Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Justice Mayor Wadyadyena said

The national storage levels are currently at 71,2% (full) as at the 1st of November 2018. The current dam storage levels can sufficiently meet the current and medium-term water demands for urban and rural water supply and irrigation requirements for early summer cropping.

Figures released by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) show that, as of yesterday, Mtshabezi Dam had the highest dam level of 91,5% followed by Mazvikadei at 91,4%, Manyame Catchment 86,6%, Manyuchi 82,7%, Chivero 80,8%, while Manjirenji and Sebakwe are both at 79,4%. Seke, Upper Ncema, Upper Insiza and Harava have got the lowest levels of less than 30%.