8th November 2022: The Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB) has hosted the second 'Program Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting' for Muvumba Multipurpose Water Resources Development Program (MMWRDP).

This PSC, which provides the program's strategic guidance, has been chaired by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Mr. Patrick Karera.

It has been attended by different officials from the Ministry of Environment (MoE) Ministry of infrastructure (MININFRA), Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN), Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC), Nyagatare District, Nyagatare Province, African Development Bank (AfDB), among others.

During the first phase of this program, funded by AfDB and implemented by RWB, intends to construct a 39 meter-dam, and impound 55 million cubic meters of water in Karame, Gatunda, and Rukomo Sectors in Nyagatare District.

The managed water resources will be used for domestic water supply with 50,000 cubic meters per day, water for livestock and irrigation on 9,000 hectares, and production of hydropower with 1 megawatt.

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