By Winston Muleba, Ndola
Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company Limited intends to construct a dam on Kafulafuta River in Ibenga area, Masaiti
District and supply water to Mpongwe, Masaiti, Luanshya, and Ndola Districts in the Copperbelt Province.
The proposed site for the dam is located within Malembeka and Mushili chiefdoms, about 50 km west of Ndola City.
The dam will have a catchment area of 2,500 km2 with water supply capacity of 330,000 m3 /day and total volume of 125
million m3.
The axis length of the dam will be about 1300m and surface area of the reservoir will be 19.5 km2.
The water utility company has since called on members of the public, interested and affected parties to attend a public hearing be held on Friday, 16th June 2017 at Ibenga Girls Secondary School around 09:00 hours to 12:00 hours.
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