{"id":2532,"date":"2023-01-12T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2023-01-12T14:59:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:59:05","slug":"government-urged-to-invest-in-increased-water-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/government-urged-to-invest-in-increased-water-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"GOVERNMENT URGED TO INVEST IN INCREASED WATER STORAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-12-at-2.00.55-PM.jpeg?resize=992%2C744&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-12-at-2.00.55-PM.jpeg?w=992&amp;ssl=1 992w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-12-at-2.00.55-PM.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-12-at-2.00.55-PM.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Water Resource Management Authority has outlined proposed long term measures to cushion low water levels being experienced in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking in a presentation during the tour of the Kariba North Bank, Company Managing Director, Engineer Kenneth Nyundu, says there is need to increase the country&#8217;s water storage capacity by building more dams as the country only has 2750 dams representing 25 percent which is not enough for water storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eng. 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