2024-05-06 15:26:51
In response to oral questions relating to “the acceleration of projects planned for the supply of drinking water“, the minister indicated that the recent rainfall recorded in several regions of the Kingdom made it possible to reduce the water deficit from 70% to 57 % compared to normal years and 37% compared to last year, noting however that the filling rate of dams is 23.2% compared to the 31.7% recorded last year.
He noted, in this sense, that the rate of water imports reached 3.7 billion cubic meters, compared to 5 billion cubic meters recorded last year, recalling in this regard the working session chaired last week by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, at the end of which “a new road map and an urgent program have been put in place to address these issues”.
In this register, Mr. Baraka noted the start of the operation of numerous new dams in the regions of Tiddas, Toudgha, Fask, Agdez and Zagora, noting the commissioning during the year of the Ghriss, Amdaz dams , Koudyat El Berna in Sidi Kacem, and the acceleration of the construction of 13 other dams currently under construction.
Regarding the exploitation of water from dams, the minister announced the installation in many large dams of floating pumps with a view to being used in agriculture and the supply of drinking water in order to facing current issues, in addition to carrying out several exploratory drillings for the supply of drinking water.
Concerning the acceleration of desalination stations, Mr. Baraka indicated that the agreement signed last April with the Office Chérifien des Phosphates for the cities of Safi and El Jadida will make it possible to provide 100% drinking water from desalination, considering that this is a major work which will help to reduce the pressure on the Al Massira dam and will guarantee the supply of drinking water to the populations of the region.
The minister also underlined the acceleration of the construction of desalination stations which will begin with the opening of that of Casablanca in the coming weeks, as well as the station of Sidi Ifni which will be completed in 2024 and that of Dakhla in 2025, as well as the expansion work of the Agadir station by 2026, in addition to nine other stations whose work will be launched during this year or the beginning of next year.
In relation to mobile water desalination stations, the minister indicated that more than 42 mobile stations are in use, in addition to the acquisition of 20 new stations and three large mobile desalination stations with a capacity of 100 liters/second which will be supplied to Taghazout, north of Agadir, in addition to the brackish water stations at El Kelaâ des Sraghna, Zagora, Taza, Sidi Kassem, Khemisset, Settat, Berrechid, Boujdour, Khénifra, Tinghir and Tan- Tan, as well as the stations which will be made available in regions in Al Hoceima.
Emphasis was also placed on strengthening the supply of drinking water for the rural world through tanker trucks and saving water use, noted the minister, adding that measures have been taken to limit water waste, searching for water leaks in canals, stopping the use of drinking water for green spaces with more than 370 infractions noted by the “water police”.
2024-05-06 15:26:51