Zimbabwe: Manjirenji dam breakdown threatens chiredzi cane crop

Published 2021년 11월 8일

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Over 900 hectares of newly planted sugar cane at Mkwasine Estates in Chiredzi are in danger due to a water shortage, following a breakdown at Manjirenji Dam. The damage has disrupted the irrigation water supply to Mkwasine and Nandi Estates, which together cover 14,000 hectares. The situation has been worsened by a week-long lack of water, with the farmers' association blaming ZINWA for the delay in repairing the issue. ZINWA attributes the problem to a breakdown at Manjirenji Dam's outlets and is working to resolve the issue urgently.

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Masvingo — Nearly 900 hectares of newly planted sugar cane at Mkwasine Estates in Chiredzi is in immediate danger of wilting owing to shortage of irrigation water following a breakdown at Manjirenji Dam. Manjirenji Dam,which is along Chiredzi River in Zaka, supplies irrigation water to Mkwasine and Nandi Estates in the Lowveld. The two estates straddle over a combined 14 000ha. According to Mkwasine Farmers' Association chair Retired Colonel Dennis Masomere the situation at Mkwasine and Nandi is dire. The two estates have now gone for a week without water,with Col Masomere blaming ZINWA for lacking urgency to rectify the problem. ZINWA spokesperson Mrs Marjorie Munyonga in a statement said the water challenge was caused by a breakdown on the outlets at Manjirenji Dam. Mrs Munyonga says ...

Source: All Africa