RUFIJI, Oct. 21 -- CCM presidential candidate Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan has pledged to control recurring floods in the Rufiji Basin, by constructing two major dams and large-scale irrigation infrastructure to protect communities and boost food production.

She said the project will involve building Mbakimtuli and Ngorongo dams, together with 13,000 hectares of irrigation schemes, drawn from the existing 60,000-hectare Rufiji Basin irrigation zone.

“We will construct two large dams and develop irrigation schemes across 13,000 hectares. A flood-control barrier will also be erected to end the anxiety that comes with heavy rains,” she said.

Dr Samia told a campaign rally at Ujamaa grounds in Ikwiriri, Rufiji.

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