Heba Press – Casablanca
The Moroccan Ministry of Equipment and Water has announced the imminent construction of one of the largest dams in the Kingdom on the outskirts of the city of Marrakech, the “Sidi Bouadil” dam, whose storage capacity will reach 200 million cubic meters.
This vast project is part of the National Drinking Water and Irrigation Water Supply Program 2020-2027, during which technical and design studies were launched for the Sidi Bou Aidil dam in the commune of Loudayas in Oued Tensift.
According to official data, the financial cost of building this dam is expected to reach 2 billion dirhams and aims to secure the supply of drinking water, provide irrigation water, protect against floods and create economic and social development across the region.
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