By Bulawayo Correspondent
THE government has allocated $535 million towards the construction of the long awaited 245km long Gwayi-Shangani pipeline which will seek to end Bulawayo’s perennial water challenges.
The pipeline is set for completion in December next year.
Speaking at the commissioning of the Epping Forest boreholes in Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North province Thursday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the mammoth project will be undertaken by various local contractors.
“Government has allocated $535 million towards the commencement of work on the 245-kilometre-long Gwayi-Shangani to Bulawayo pipeline whose completion is expected by December 2022. This marks the much awaited commencement of the National Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project,” he said.
By Bulawayo Correspondent
BULAWAYO’S water challenges are expected to partially improve following the completion of the drilling and equipping of 10 boreholes at Epping Forest in Nyamandlovu by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA).
The new water project, which was identified as one of the short-term solutions to the city’s perennial water woes, is expected to add an additional 15 megalitres per day to the city’s water supply system.
The city’s mayor Solomon Mguni said the aggregated water supply is now 135 megalitres per day following the completion of the water project.
“We are glad to announce that the coming on line of the Epping Forest combined with output from the Rochester scheme in Nyamandlovu is expected to supply an additional ground water of about 15 megalitres per day,” said Mguni.