Oum Er-Rbia Basin in for much needed 836 million dirhams government fund

Oum Er-Rbia Basin in for much needed 836 million dirhams government fund
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Monday 27 December 2021 - 19:55

Morocco’s Minister of water said he rolled out funding of 836 million dirhams to provide water help with the crumbling infrastructure of the Oum Er-Rbia Basin.

Part of the fund will go to speeding the completion of Tagzirth and Oued Lakhdar the dams and the elevation of dam Imfout, said the minister.

The minister said that some of the funding will also go to building the dam Tioughza in central Morocco’s capital Azilal, in 2027 and the construction of small dams and hill lakes in the basin of the Oum Er Rbia, while providing financial and technical support to the Oum Er-Rbia River Basin Agency for the implementation of urgent and exceptional measures for the supply of drinking water at the level of the basin, added Baraka.

As part of the participatory management of water resources in the region, a partnership agreement worth 836 million dirhams was signed for the financing and implementation of urgent and structural measures in the Oum Er-Rbia basin, said Baraka who chaired the proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Oum Er-Rbia River Basin Agency for the year 2021.

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