Zimbabwe: Zinwa to Rehabilitate Boreholes

8 November 2016

The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has embarked on a $1,8 million programme to resuscitate over 1 200 non-functional boreholes across the country as part of its drought mitigatory response strategy. At least one borehole would be resuscitated per ward.ZINWA corporate communications and marketing manager, Mrs Marjorie Munyonga said this during a resuscitation of some of the boreholes last week in Goromonzi and Zvimba wards.

"As part of the exercise, where a non functional borehole has dried up, some drilling will be done to deepen it and improve its capacity. Most parts of the country did not receive adequate rainfall during the 2015-16 rain season due to El Nino which has also affected Southern Africa.

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