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Scope of project: Construction of a 70-metre-high double curvature concrete dam
Capacity: 140 million cubic metres
Project cost: US$264 million
Year First Mooted: 2001
Year Construction started: 2013
Year Construction stopped: 2015
Year Construction Restarted: 2018
Type of Dam: Roller compacted dam. Initially it was Rock Fill Dam
River: Ruya
Contractor: China Nanchang Engineering
Implementing Agency: ZINWA
Progress to date
λ Clear and strip borrow areas and dam wall 90,6 percent
λ Soft dam excavation 90 percent
λ Hard dam excavations 52 percent
λ Tunnel and shaft excavations 39,5 percent
The new inland water body covers a catchment area of 4500km2 and has a full supply capacity of 260 000ML.
λ Crest access roads (left and right bank) 90 percent
λ Storm water drains 93 percent
λ U/S Coffer Dam Construction 25 percent
Overall progress: 42 percent
Benefits of the dam
i) Rushinga Growth Point water supply
ii) Agriculture – up to 12 000 hectares of land to be irrigated
iii) Fisheries to boost incomes and nutrition
iv) Recreational facilities (tourism) around the dam
v) Small hydro-power station to be set up for power generation
vi) More employment opportunities. About 130 already employed at dam construction site
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