Moses Madyira
CHIKOMBA—President ED Mnangagwa is set to commission Chivhu Dam tomorrow, 15 June 2023 where thousands of people are expected to attend the event.
The completion of the dam will ease water challenges which have bedeviled the transit town for a long time.
The official commissioning follows the installation of a water treatment plant and pipeline by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) recently for Chivhu Town.
The dam will also result in the implementation of a 120-hectare irrigation scheme nearby which will benefit hundreds of locals. There are also prospects of fish farming and other recreational activities on a dam which has a capacity of 26 million cubic metres.
Chikomba District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chair Venon Muringani confirmed that the President will commission Chivhu dam tomorrow.
“I can confirm that the president will commission Chivhu dam tomorrow. There is also an irrigation scheme and fish farming project which comes with the completion of the dam which will benefit the locals,” said Muringani.
Chikomba Rural District (RDC) Chairman Israel Dhikinya described the completion of the dam as a boon to the district.
“The completion of the dam is a boon to the district because we will have adequate home use water in the town, wheat irrigation scheme will also help a lot of people in the district together with fisheries projects.
“A lot of recreationary activities will also be started to promote tourism, for instance speed boats, the dam will be the district’s tourist center and all is in line with vision 2030. As a district, we thank Government for this project,” said Dhikinya.
