Masuka commissions Wanezi Dam project to boost Insiza water security
Masuka commissions Wanezi Dam project to boost Insiza water security
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The Government of Zimbabwe, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and with support from the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), has commissioned the Wanezi Dam, Irrigation Scheme and Piped Water System in Insiza District, in a move aimed at strengthening climate resilience, water security and rural livelihoods.
Commissioning the project, the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Dr Anxious Jongwe Masuka, said the development advances President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s vision of turning dams into economic hubs that can transform rural communities.
The dam was rebuilt after it was breached by Cyclone Dineo in 2017. According to the information provided at the commissioning, it now stores 1.7 million cubic metres of water.
The project is reported to support a 30-hectare irrigation scheme, fisheries and solar-powered piped water systems, as well as providing clean water to more than 700 households.
Dr Masuka said water is central to rural transformation and the expansion of climate-smart agriculture. He added that the irrigation scheme is projected to generate more than US$200,000 annually, while contributing to Zimbabwe’s target of developing 496,000 hectares under irrigation by 2030.
Government and development partners have increasingly highlighted water harvesting and irrigation development as key strategies for food security and livelihoods as climate variability affects rainfall patterns.
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