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Victor Maphosa
Mashonaland East Bureau
China Aid is rolling out a borehole drilling scheme in four provinces of Zimbabwe that were severely affected by Cyclone Idai which hit Zimbabwe in 2019.
The rollout is in fulfillment of a pledge that was made by China to drill boreholes in the most affected provinces Manicaland, Masvingo, Midlands and Mashonaland East.
The scheme was officially launched this week by Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Ambassador Zhong Ding at Mahusekwa Business Centre in Mashonaland East.
Ambassador Ding reiterated China’s commitment to continue assisting Zimbabwe in times of need.
“I hope that the boreholes supported by China Aid will help extinguish the fire of drought for our Zimbabwean friends,” he said.
“We have been doing this for decades as a time-honored friend of Zimbabwe. Over the past 10 years, China has drilled more than 1000 boreholes across Zimbabwe, providing easy access to clean water and agricultural irrigation for about 400 000 people.”
Manicaland will get 100 boreholes, Masvingo 68 while Midlands and Mashonaland East provinces 66 each.
The scheme was supposed to kick off in 2019, but was stalled due to Covid 19 pandemic outbreak.
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter