MEASURES TO PREVENT FLOODS IN PLACE AT TOKWE

The department of Tokwe Sub-Catchment Council said the government had finished building all the saddle dams which helps prevent floods at Tokwe-Mukosi dam.

Speaking to Great Zimbabwe University Media students at their Chivi Growth Point Offices, Mr. Alois Gava said measures were successfully put in place to prevent the outbreak of floods at the dam.

“Saddle dams are complete which is a great measure to prevent the people who are surround the Tokwe-Mukosi dam from floods”, Gava said.

These saddle dams holds all back flowing water so that it does not flow randomly, but rather go into these dams.

During the last year’s rain season, Tokwe-Mukosi was declared a national disaster after thousands of people were affected by floods. They were relocated to Nuanetsi Ranch.

Mr. Gava said floods which happened the beginning of last year came when no one could expect such a heavy rainfall in the region of Masvingo.

He said the dam wall is yet to be completed. Gava said that the project of building Tokwe-Mukosi dam wall is stand still so far because the government is failing to pay the contractors.

“Tokwe-Mukosi project is stand still because the government is failing to raise money to pay the contractor”, Gava said.

He said students should be one day toured to Tokwe-Mukosi and see for themselves how big the dam is since it is going to be the biggest dam in Zimbabwe.