AUTHORITIES URGED TO REHABILITATE MALOZILOZI DAM

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Dams Are a Vital Part of the National Infrastructure. They have the potential to provide a life-sustaining resource to people if well utilized.

Dams can serve several functions at once, including water supply for domestic animals, agricultural, industrial, and community use; flood control; recreation; and clean, renewable energy through hydropower.

With the impact of dry spells due to climate change, becoming more severe on agriculture in provinces such as southern and central Zambia, the importance of dam in promoting irrigation farming and reducing dependence on rain-fed agriculture cannot be ignored.

However the current state of the Malozilozi dam in Monze district of southern province is raising concerns as it has continued to shrink and dry. It is a mere white elephant and no longer serving its purpose.

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