Mopani District Municipality receives millions for drought relief

The Mopani District Municipality has been granted R84mill drought relief fund from the Department of Water and Sanitation to address challenges of lack of water.

November 20, 2018

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“The district municipality previously approached the national department for funding to put in place further water infrastructure. The shortages of water in some parts of the District has been worsened after dam levels at ten of our major dams dropped significantly due to drought. The dam levels are currently between seven and 28 percent,” said Witness Tiva, spokesperson for the Mopani District Municipality (MDM).

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According to Tiva the MDM have already stopped abstracting water from the Modjadji and Thapane dams that are found in the Greater Letaba Municipal area due to drought.

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November 20, 2018

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