Kunzvi Dam Construction Hits 60% Completion, Promising Water Relief for Harare and Surrounding Communities

Kunzvi Dam Construction

Reporter Construction of the Kunzvi Dam in Mashonaland East Province is on course and progressing remarkably well, now standing at 60 percent completion.

The dam, located on the Nyagui River at the border of Murehwa and Goromonzi Districts, is among the key projects targeted for completion this year.

The Kunzvi Dam is expected to provide water for the irrigation of at least 500 hectares of land for surrounding communities. It will also supply domestic water to the expanding Juru Growth Point, Cross and Musami Business Centres, and Majuru Business Centre in Goromonzi.

Additionally, it aims to help alleviate water challenges in Harare by supplying water to the capital’s eastern suburbs.

In a statement, Zinwa Corporate Communications and Marketing Head Mrs Marjory Munyonga indicated that current works on site include core material backfilling and placing, with a cumulative total of 734,890 cubic meters already placed on the left bank.

“Fill placing is also in progress at the dam, and a total of 521,970 cubic meters has since been placed on the left bank to date, along with 60,430 cubic meters on the riverbed section. A cumulative 121,760 cubic meters of core material have also been placed on the riverbed section. Work is also progressing on the construction of the outlet works, which includes steel fixing on the D Tunnel, placing formwork on the D Tunnel overt panels, and placement and curing of concrete on the tunnel walls,” she said.

Mrs Munyonga also noted that excavations on the spillway are ongoing, with 29,240 cubic meters excavated to date.

Other activities at the construction site include the excavation and hauling of core and fill material from burrow areas A and F.

Furthermore, the construction of houses for families affected by the construction of the spillway has begun at Matete Village.