MOROCCO, THE MEASURES TO FACE THE WATER CRISIS
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The Moroccan state secretary of state for water resources, Mme Charafat Afailal, has announced actions aimed at facing the severe water crisis that is affecting the Zagora region, semi-arid area bordering the Sahara. This area is currently affected by a strong drought, determined by the absence of precipitation and the excessive exploitation of the underground slope. The measures envisaged are as follows: 1) the creation of a new Water Agency for the Draâ Oued Noun reservoir to manage local water policy; 2) the transfer of water resources from the Mansour Eddahbi Dam to feed Zagora’s groundfalls (a first intervention was carried out in June and a second is due in mid-November); 3) new perforations in search of groundwater; 4) carrying out maintenance work and renovation of the Zagora water distribution network in order to improve its performance. These work should be completed by the end of 2018.
(ITALPRESS/MNA).
Source: medNews