Water Management
Deputy PM Temesgen Tiruneh inaugurates rehabilitated Tendaho irrigation project
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Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh has inaugurated the rehabilitated and expanded Tendaho irrigation development project in Dubti woreda, Afar Region. Afar Region President Awel Arba and Water and Environment Minister Dr. Abraham Belay attended the event. The project has a capacity for 60,000 hectares, with 33,000 hectares now ready for irrigation.
Heavy rains pushed the Kouga Dam to 119.2 percent capacity on Thursday morning, sending water over the spillway at a rate of 2.2 million litres per second. The sudden rise from 32 percent the day before forced evacuations in the Gamtoos River valley and flooded farms in the Eastern Cape.
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Recent heavy rains in the Little Karoo and Gouritz catchment have significantly improved dam levels, providing relief to water-stressed areas in the Western Cape. Towns around Ladismith saw dramatic overnight improvements following unexpected downpours two weeks ago.