35,000 borehole scheme in full swing in Zimbabwe

Source: The Herald – Breaking news. Blessings Chidakwa Herald Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa’s vision to drill 35 000 solarised boreholes across all villages countrywide is now in full swing with a consignment of 1 000 new ones having arrived from Dubai while another batch is on its way. The Zimbabwe National Water Authority has so far drilled 1 020 boreholes countrywide under the Presidential Rural Development Programme. The programme was launched in 2021 and is aimed at uplifting the living standards of rural communities. It also dovetails with the President Mnangagwa’s vision as stated in the ruling party’s 2018 election manifesto on water and sanitation that says the Second Republic will, inter alia, carry out a national rehabilitation programme of all water purification plants. The provision of water remains a cornerstone in the attainment of an upper-middle-income economy by year 2030. The Second Republic has been making giant strides in its quest to provide potable water to ...