HIBAPRESS-Abdel Latif Barka
The water situation in the regions of Souss Massa and Draa Oued Noun continues to record disparities in dam filling rates, despite the improvement registered compared to the same period last year. The filling rate of dams in the Souss Massa basin reached approximately 47.7 percent with reserves nearing 345 million cubic meters, while the rate in the Draa Oued Noun basin reached about 33.1 percent, with reserves estimated at about 347 million cubic meters.
The data shows a disparity between the dams, where the Dakhila dam recorded a high filling rate of nearly 94 percent, compared to 86 percent in the Moulay Abdellah dam, while the rate in the Mansour Eddahbi and Akkadz dams reached about 39 percent.
On a national level, other basins recorded higher filling rates, especially the Sebou, Tensift, Loukkos, and Bou Regreg basins, while the rate in the Oum Er-Rbia basin reached 58.8 percent and Moulouya reached 56 percent. The overall national average reached about 66.6 percent, exceeding 11.3 billion cubic meters, an indicator of improved water resources compared to last year, with the continued need for rationalizing consumption and preserving reserves.
