Water shortages loom as Letsibogo Dam level drops

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Selebi-Phikwe and other villages along the A1 road may soon experience water shortages, given the low water level at Letsibogo Dam. As of end of July, the dam was only 33.6 percent full.

During his briefing to the town council, the District Officer Letlhogonolo Nkolane said the capacity is not enough to supply the areas of Palapye, Mahalapye and Gaborone. 

He, however, said there is an alternative water supply from Shashe Dam, which stood at 66 percent full at the end of July. "Shashe-Phikwe pipeline has been regurgitated and Mmadinare is already receiving water through the pipeline," he said. 

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