THE contractor for the rehabilitation and reshaping of the Kariba Dam wall plunge pool in Siavonga hasmade tremendous progress with the overall works now at 74 percent according to the latest informationby the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA).ZRA stated that progress made so far on the Plunge Pool reshaping works is at 74 percent as the monthof December.The Authority said following the completion of the cofferdam construction on 7th July 2022, and thesubsequent commencement of dewatering from level 385m to the current 352m above Sea Level (ASL,33m out of the total 80m of water, translating to 546,000m3 volume of water has been pumped out.ZRA also stated that the dewatering to level 352m above sea level was attained on December 4, 2022.It disclosed that the Dam safety monitoring instruments have been automated to ensure real-timemonitoring of the dam behavior and rock mass below the dam.Meanwhile, the water level at Kariba Dam has been decreasing steadily on account […]
WORKS AT KARIBA REHAB PROJECT PROGRESSING WELL- ZRA
