River Rwizi water levels rise

Hope has been restored to the users of River Rwizi in Southwestern Uganda as water levels start to increase gradually.
Over the past 10 years, Mbarara residents and other beneficiaries of River Rwizi have been worried over the shrinking water levels that went as low as 0.5 meters.

The situation called for more efforts in the restoration of the river banks through planting bamboo trees, giving alternative livelihoods to the locals in the catchment area as well as stopping human activities that lead to silting of the river to improve both quality and quantity of water.

The Ministry of…