National dams filling fast

WUC communications manager, Matida Mmipi said in a statement that the remaining two might fill-up to capacity soon.  "Following the recent rains, Letsibogo, Shashe, Ntimbale and Nnywane dams have filled to capacity.  The remaining two dams, the Gaborone and Bokaa continue to receive inflow. At the rate at which the dams are impounding water (sic) and if the rates of inflow are sustained at the same rate (sic), it is likely that Gaborone and Bokaa dams will fill to capacity soon," she said. 

Currently, Nnywane and Ntimbale dams are at 102 percent full. Letsibogo is at 105 percent while Shashe is 101 percent full. Water levels in the Gaborone dam have risen by a remarkable 19% in just five days to reach 70 percent full. Molatedi and Bokaa dams are just under 55 percent.  Mmipi has warned the public of the increased levels of water in the rivers downstream the dams, which may fill, and overspill. "Such amounts of water may pose a threat to the public," she cautioned.