Govt demarcating plots at Nuanetsi Ranch

Zimbabwe for resettle­ment purposes.
Government intends to relocate nearly 4 000 families to pave way for Tokwe-Murkosi Dam construction.
Masvingo Governor and Resident Minister Titus Maluleke last week  said families would get 17 hectares each.
“We have started the demarcation of plots at Nuanetsi Ranch for the 400 families, so that work on building five saddle dams at Tokwe-Murkosi can go on uninterrupted,” he said.
Governor Maluleke said the reloca­tion of the remaining families would be done next year.
He hailed the DTZ for offering Government land for resettlement of the affected villagers.
Tokwe-Murkosi Dam will hold 1,8 billion cubic metres of water when full.
The dam’s flood area will straddle over 9 600 hectares and it will have the capacity to irrigate 25 000 hectares of land.
Once completed, the dam is             likely to turn arid parts of Chivi, Masvingo and Chiredzi into a perennial green­belt and a food production hub.