BCC to decommission 2 dams next year

BULAWAYO City Council says it might be forced to decommission two of its six major supply dams — Umzingwane and Lower Ncema — in February and May 2022, respectively, due to the poor rainwater inflows experienced during the 2020-2021 rain season.

The projection is noted in the latest council minutes under the city’s proposed water supply improvement strategies.

The strategies are being considered in the wake of the 2020 water crisis that gripped Bulawayo, resulting is some residential areas going for over six months without tap water.

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