Rommani – Abd al-Samad Alaki
The city of Rommani, which has long been a model for rising urban centers in the Khémisset region, is facing a severe structural crisis that threatens its social and demographic stability. This problem is represented by the repeated and prolonged interruptions of drinking water, which reached its peak during the days of Eid al-Adha, leaving a massive wave of resentment and dissatisfaction among the local population.
While the demand for this vital substance doubles to secure the conditions of hygiene and manage the remains of sacrifices, homes were surprised by completely dry taps. This sudden interruption deprived hundreds of families of the minimum amount of water necessary for basic daily uses, reaching the point of being unable to secure water for ablution to prepare for prayer or bathing, which turned the atmosphere of celebration into real suffering, and citizens were forced to embark on arduous search trips for alternative supply points in scenes that take the city back decades.
This grim situation prompted the affected residents to go out in an angry and spontaneous protest on the second day of Eid, where the voices of citizens rose, denouncing the deprivation of their simplest, just, and legitimate rights in the midst of the day of Eid. The reality is that this suffering and the protests are not new, but rather an extension of years of structural dysfunction in the distribution network, with the serious solutions absent from the National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water and the elected councils, which were content with patchwork solutions and the policy of turning a deaf ear to the repeated calls of the residents.
What doubles the bitterness of the current reality is the shocking comparison between the city's past and present; Rommani, which was in the recent past a vital center and a role model, has been affected by the train of marginalization and systematic exclusion. This sharp decline in basic services, headed by the "thirst crisis," has caused the emergence of a disturbing phenomenon represented by the mass and forced migration of families and youth towards neighboring cities in search of the elements of a decent life, thus emptying the city of its living energies.
This disturbing situation in Rommani, which drove citizens to protest during times of joy, no longer tolerates further justifications; Saving the city from the specter of thirst and marginalization, and stopping the bleeding of migration, requires urgent and strict intervention from the regional and central authorities to secure the constitutional right of the residents to water and restore the city's reputation.
