Gaborone Dam benefits from smaller dams in catchment area � Mokaila

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Small dams built around the Gaborone Dam catchment area have not contributed to the current dryness of the dam, rather they have helped reduce siltation at the facility.

The Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources (MMEWR), Kitso Mokaila, said contrary to concerns that the dams have interrupted the inflow of the dam, insufficient rains were to blame instead.

Residents of Tlokweng heard this yesterday in a Kgotla meeting addressed by Mokaila. Residents had complained that the many dams in the Gaborone Dam inflow route had left multitudes without water and only benefitted a few individuals.

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Gaborone Dam benefits from smaller dams in catchment area � Mokaila

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