World Links in partnership with NAireeta Services, India, and Bindura Univeristy are looking to launch the Bhurngroo Project in Zimbabwe. Bhungroo translates to -straw for water- and that is basically what it is. It is most effective in drought prone areas- examples being Hwedza- and areas prone to flash floods like in Muzarabani.
the Bhungroo is constructed underground and during the rainy season, water is stored inside it. In areas that are prone to flash floods, water is literally sucked into the Bhungroo to leave the ground above with just enough moisture for ploughing.
When the ground begins to dry, as the season passes, the water in the Bhungroo surfaces taking the form of irrigation.
This then means that farming is actually possible all year round. with a project like that on our hands, Food security is a gurantee in Zimbabwe and this might just lead us back to our days as the bread basket of Southern Africa.
The Bhungroo project is effective for areas that receive as low as 300ml of rain. It can store and subsequently produce up to two million liters of water per year.
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