The long-awaited development master plan for the Tugwi-Mukosi Dam in Chivi South, Masvingo, is now complete and will be tabled in Cabinet soon, allowing the country to reap the full economic benefits from the vast water body.
Accelerating the development of the Tugwi-Mukosi master plan was one of the main goals of President Mnangagwa’s Second Republic, with his administration working around the clock to ensure Zimbabwe achieves food sufficiency and becomes a net exporter in line with Vision 2030.
The full exploitation of Tugwi-Mukosi, Zimbabwe’s largest inland water body, which was commissioned in 2017, was hampered by delays in the creation of the development master plan, which specifies land use patterns in and around the dam, including demarcation of the exact areas earmarked for irrigation.
