Gaborone Dam drops to 7%

However, last week the water level stood at 7.4 percent meaning that in a space of a week it has dropped drastically by 0.4 percent likely due to the high rate of evaporation.

The dam is also reported to be pumping less water per day than what is normally expected resulting in water rationing. The Minister of Minerals Energy and Water Resources, Kitso Moikaila during a press briefing on the water supply situation yesterday said the unsatisfactory situation of the dam was exacerbated by the excessive monthly drop in water levels due to a combination of factors such as overdraft from dams and high evaporation rates. “The monthly drop in water levels, two thirds is mainly due to evaporation which under normal circumstances warrants abstraction from the dams at rates in excess of the safe yields,” he said.