Bulawayo Dam Levels Drop 5% Due To Excessive Temperatures, Continued Withdrawal And Low Rainfall Activity - ZINWA
Water levels in Bulawayo’s supply dams have continued to dwindle owing to high temperatures, continued withdrawal of water and little rainfall activity.
Latest Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) statistics on dam levels indicate that the city’s six supply dams were at an average of 60 per cent full as at December 24, down from 65 per cent recorded on November 6.
Lower Ncema Dam is at 59 per cent full, Umzingwane is at 38 per cent, Upper Ncema is at 25 per cent, while Mtshabezi Dam stands at 89 per cent full. Insiza Mayfair is 68 per cent full, while Inyankuni is at 64 per cent.
Zinwa Acting Corporate Communications and Marketing Manager Mr Tsungirirai Shoriwa said,
Dam levels across the country remain on a downward trajectory owing to rising temperatures, continued withdrawal of water from the dams and the absence of any meaningful inflows into the dams despite some rainfall activity experienced in some parts of the country.
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However, despite these depressed dam levels, most dams still have sufficient water to meet the country’s domestic and irrigation needs, thanks to the good rains received in the previous season.
