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Masvingo Bureau
Masvingo and Chivi rural district councils have appealed to Government for nearly US$300 000 to craft the Tokwe-Murkosi master plan ahead of the dam’s completion before year-end.
The two districts share the Tokwe-Murkosi Dam which is being built along their border and the master plan would designate the land use pattern around what would become Zimbabwe’s largest in-land water body upon completion. Acting Masvingo provincial administrator Mr Gorden Chipika on Monday said funds for the master plan would be released to the two local authorities through the Water, Environment and Climate ministry.

Mr Chipika said work on the master plan would resume once funding has been made available by Government.
“Work on the Tokwe-Murkosi Dam master plan has not yet started because the two local authorities who will craft the plan, Chivi and Masvingo, have not yet received funds from Government. The master plan will be crafted once funds have been made available by Treasury through the Ministry of Water (Environment and Climate),’’ said Mr Chipika.