Boteti River shies away from Mopipi, Rakops

Boteti River, a source of livelihood for residents of who are derisively, Manoka, because the river, has been dry for over a decade now. In that time, hardship was the order of the day for these people.

While before they did not have to depend on rain to water their animals, this time they had to because the riverbed was bone dry. Before it dried up, Debswana drew water from Mopipi Dam using a pipeline to service in Orapa. Because of its vast waters, holidaymakers used to visit the dam for recreational water sports.It was also a source of livelihood for residents who caught fish in the dam. But nowadays the dam looks like a fossilised dusty patch and because of that, the new Orapa-Maun road has been constructed across the dam.