SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT: COMPUTER CENTER

INSTRUCTOR: MR. MSUNGU
SUBJECT: INFORMATION SEARCH AND RETRIEVE
COURSE CODE: DIT0103
SUBMISSION DATE: 20/01/2015
n/s NAMES
1. MOHAMED ALLY R.
2. KIPERA CHRISTINO J.
3. ANTONY RENATH
4. RASHID NUHU
5. MWATOVOLWA
CHARLES D
6. WILSON ISAYA
7. EMMANUEL ELIAS
8. SAID EMANUEL

REGISTRATION NO. Signature

DIT/D/2014/0032
DIT/D/2014/0063
DIT/D/2014/0096
DIT/D/2014/0051
DIT/D/2014/0008
DIT/D/2014/0058
DIT/D/2014/0044
DIT/D/2014/0018

INTODUCTION OF NGERENGERE RIVER

River Ngerengere: Is the river found at Morogoro region in Tanzania. The river
begins at the top of Urugulu Mountain, in the village of Ngerengere.
Ngerengere River joined with rivers such as Mzinga, Madaganya. It pours its
water in the Mindu dam. The River continues to the length of 98 kilometers from
its source up to Ruvu River at Pwani region where they intercept.

Characteristic of Ngerengere River.

1. Its so long and Wide River.
2. The big number of people depends on it for different
agriculture activities and domestic use.
3. Its the biggest river in Morogoro region.
4. This river does not get dry at all but its going water reduce.

Objects found in the river Ngerengere

Ngerengere river is blessed with many things in it, like animals species
of
Crocodile
Lizard
Turtle
And fish. Various fish species such as crabs, catfish, tilapia,
seafood.

Seasons of River Ngerengere.

Ngerengere River appears full or reduced its water depending on
the seasons of rainfall.
Usually this river is full of water on April up to May month period
from the early rain and decreases its water in September up
October.

Activities undertaken by relying to river Ngerengere

Many activities are undertaken by the people surrounding areas depending

on the river. Such activities are like:-

Irrigation
Residents of neighboring areas of river use river water for irrigation in
agriculture activities of vegetables such as;
Spinach
Tomatoes
Okra
matembere
Fishing
domestic use,

 livestock watering

Challenges occur in Ngerengere River.

1) Through this river, people are facing different challenges which are caused
by dangerous animals like crocodiles that are found inside the river.
2) During high rainfall season, floods occur and destruct people settlements.
This flood also leads to the destruction of infrastructures like road across the
river, for example last year at Mazimbu, the road was highly destroyed by
the water which settled on the road, for a number of days.
3) Some of the people depends on this river for irrigation, so when it dries they
face difficulties in conducting their cultivation activities .this cause hunger
to people living across the river because through cultivation their obtain the
income through selling vegetable and also food.
4) Destruction of the physical appearance the river due to activities like
cultivation, fishing which are done depending on this river.

Conclusion
That above its how we done our assignment through a research of river ngerengere,
in our research we discover that this river is so important to the people
surrounding river in their different activities.