فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
The Moroccan Ministry of Equipment and Water announced on Tuesday a notable improvement in the country’s dam situation as a result of heavy rains that the kingdom has experienced in recent days.
After years of exceptional drought affecting several regions in Morocco, these rains have come to alleviate – albeit partially – the devastating effects of water scarcity.
The Ministry stated in a communiqué that six out of ten water basins in the kingdom have seen an improvement in their water situation, leading to an increase in the dam filling rate to 27.9% as of September 10, 2024, compared to 26.7% on the same date last year.
The statement indicated that the dams collectively managed to store more than 263 million cubic meters of water, a volume that exceeds the annual drinking water needs of Greater Casablanca.
The Draa-Oued Noun basin recorded the largest amount of incoming water, especially the Mansour Eddahbi Dam near Ouarzazate, which received 63 million cubic meters. This improved the dam’s reserves by over 69% compared to last year.
The dams in the Guir-Ziz-Rheris basin in the Errachidia region received 60 million cubic meters, followed by the Oum Er Rbia basin dams, particularly the Bin El Ouidane Dam, and the Moulouya basin dams in northeastern Morocco, each with inflows exceeding 40 million cubic meters.
Finally, the Souss Massa (14.7 million cubic meters) and Sebou (12.9 million cubic meters) basins also benefited from the recent rains.
However, despite these recent rains and all the measures implemented, the water situation in Morocco remains challenging. Therefore, the Ministry called on all citizens to avoid waste and conserve water usage.
