Ondjiva - The Ministry of Energy and Water on Wednesday (01), in Cunene province, held the public consultation act of the structuring projects to combat drought in Curoca and Cahama municipalities.
The referred study is part of the Emergency Programme to Fight Drought in Cunene province, described in lots 7, 8 and 9.
The act will take place in Oncócua commune, Curoca municipal headquarters, 340 kilometres from Ondjiva city, under the guidance of the Minister of Energy and Water, João Baptista Borges.
It aims to make public and private entities, local civil society organisations, as well as people interested in the referred municipalities, aware of the projects under development and collect their impressions and recommendations in order to ensure the best solutions for the region.
The solutions to be presented include the construction of a dam on the Caculuvar River in the Cova do Leão section, 17 metres high with capacity to store 25 million m³ of water.
Also part of the programme is the construction of water supply systems for the Cahama and Otchinjau Communes from the Cova do Leão catchment.
