The Tokwe Mukosi Dam has finally been completed after more than 15 years of construction. Zanu PF Secretary for Administration, Ignatius Chombo announced the completion of the dam at the Zanu PF conference in Masvingo. Coincidentally, Chombo announced that the Dam had just been completed yesterday. Tokwe Mukosi has the capacity to supply irrigation water for 26 00 hectares.
FACTS ABOUT TOKWE MUKOSI DAM
Location Masvingo
Purpose Water storage, flood control, irrigation, fisheries, power
Construction Began 1998
Construction Ended 13 December 2016
Construction Cost $200 Million
Trivia about Tokwe Mukosi Dam
- Construction on the dam began in June 1998 but stalled in 2008
- The dan is located about 72 kilometres south of Masvingo in Masvingo Province,
- Both upstream and downstream, over 20,000 people were evacuated