فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Taounate – At the start of every summer, residents of several communities in the Taounate province relive the same ordeal: repeated interruptions in access to potable water. This recurring situation has become all too familiar to locals, who now openly express their frustration over the lack of lasting solutions.
According to testimonies received by the newspaper, the water crisis has become a “seasonal series,” with each summer bringing a new episode—yet the announced projects fail to yield tangible results on the ground. Dozens of villages and rural communities, particularly in mountainous areas, suffer from severe water shortages, forcing residents to fetch water from distant sources or rely on tanker trucks that often fall short of meeting daily needs.
Local observers noted, “Every year we file the same complaints and make the same appeals, but nothing changes. Water is cut off for long hours, sometimes even days, during the peak of summer heat, which worsens people’s suffering and pushes some to resort to unsafe alternatives.”
Sources confirmed that the issue isn’t limited to remote villages—it also affects central areas of the municipalities, raising serious questions about the effectiveness of local water management and the seriousness of preventative planning for recurring droughts.
Affected residents are calling for urgent intervention by the Ministry of Equipment and Water, the National Office for Potable Water, and regional authorities to develop an emergency plan that puts an end to this “summer nightmare” and establishes spatial justice in water access—recognized as a constitutional right.
Residents also expressed dismay at the “worrying silence” of the responsible authorities and the lack of public explanations for the delays in resolving the suffering of thousands of families. What was once seen as a temporary issue has now become a real threat to the social, health, and economic stability of many rural communities.
“Thirst in Taounate is no longer an exception… it has become the rule every summer,” concluded one resident in a statement to the newspaper, voicing his despair over “official promises that don’t quench our thirst.”
Source: Fes News Media
