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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 Water and Environment said since the restoration efforts started, the water levels have slightly increased.

Mr Stephen Emor, the team leader of Victoria Water Management Zone at the Ministry, said the river has been encroached on over the years by the increasing population in the region which has affected both water quality and quantity that has proven a challenge to the community.

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