{"id":79855,"date":"2024-07-23T11:09:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T11:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/muvumba-multipurpose-dam-under-construction"},"modified":"2024-07-23T11:17:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T11:17:29","slug":"muvumba-multipurpose-dam-under-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/economy\/muvumba-multipurpose-dam-under-construction","title":{"rendered":"Muvumba multipurpose dam under construction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The construction of Muvumba River multipurpose dam is underway.<\/p>\n

Financed by the African Development Bank (AFDB), the \u20ac121.5 million dam will stand at 39 meters high and have a storage capacity of 55 million cubic meters.<\/p>\n

The dam is designed to meet various needs, including domestic water supply and irrigation for a net command area of 9,640 hectares, covering the sectors of Tabagwe, Gatunda, Karama, Rukomo, Nyagatare, Rwempasha, Musheri, and Rwimiyaga.<\/p>\n

The facility will supply 50,000 cubic metres per day for domestic use, livestock watering, and electricity generation, according to Rwanda Water Resources Board. It is expected to curb floods that were triggered by Muvumba River.<\/p>\n

The Muvumba Dam project, whose design began in 2015, is expected to be completed by 2026, according to officials.<\/p>\n

A 236-kilometre buffer zone will also be established and planted with bamboo trees to protect Muvumba Multipurpose Dam, according to Pamela Ruzigana, the Catchment Restoration and Erosion Control Division Manager at Rwanda Water Resources Board.<\/p>\n

The activities will focus on various landscape restoration interventions, including the creation of 352 hectares of radical terraces and 2,340 hectares of progressive terraces.<\/p>\n

Additionally, 239 hectares will be designated for afforestation, while 1,537 hectares will be dedicated to agroforestry.<\/p>\n

\u201cSchools will be provided with plastic tanks and improved cooking stoves, and cooperatives for mushroom production and tree nurseries will be established,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The dam construction will be completed by 2027<\/p>\n

Camp site for the staff, that has been set as Muvumba Multipurpose dam construction works begin<\/p>\n

Aerial view of the ongoing construction works for Muvumba Multipurpose dam in Nyagatare District.<\/p>\n

Design the \u20ac121.5 million dam under construction in Nyagatare<\/p>\n

Financed by the African Development Bank (AFDB), the \u20ac121.5 million dam will stand 39 meters tall<\/p>\n

It is designed to meet various needs, including domestic water supply and irrigation for a net command area of 9,640 hectares<\/p>\n

Landscape restoration interventions on Muvumba dam buffer zone, including the creation of 352 hectares of radical terraces and 2,340 hectares of progressive terraces<\/p>\n

Levelling activities started at the end of 2023 to pave way for the dam construction<\/p>\n

About 10,000 ha will be irrigated by the dam<\/p>\n

Aerial view of the construction works. The dam will stand 39 meters tall and have a storage capacity of 55 million cubic meters<\/p>\n\r\n