Water supplies improve as national dam levels swell
Water supplies improve as national dam levels swell Agriculture Reporter Zimbabwe’s national dams now hold almost 60 percent of their total capacity, far more than the 48,6 percent this time last year with dams filling and some even spilling owing to the current rains. Cities and towns are now likely to see their reservoirs fill during the present season, relieving or alleviating raw water shortages, and in the case of Harare ensuring cleaner raw water as Lake Chivero will be partially flushed when it spills. Farmers will have the dams required for irrigation full, especially important f...