By Maricho Reporter
SDG6 Target 1 states that; “By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all” with its indicator being the “proportion of population using safely managed water drinking water services”.In pursuit of these targets, Zimbabwe is implementing a comprehensive water project as it seeks to improve people’s quality of life, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
“The Second Republic is in the process of drilling one borehole per village across the country, with the accompanying nutrition gardens, orchards, fisheries also being established,” said President
Also, under a new concept, “the dam is not the project but rather what water is intended to do” government is widening the scope of project definition to include the five elements: dam, hydropower, fisheries, irrigation development and portable water development for the community.
The dams being constructed across all provinces are set to ensure aspects related to hydro power, fisheries, irrigation development and potable water benefit our communities.
