Rabat – the OUED el Makhazin -Damm has reached the full capacity and brought the total number of fully filled dams to four under the Loukkos Hydraulic Basin Agency (DISCH).
The latest report by the Directorate for Hydraulic Engineering in the Ministry of Equipment and Water leads this to a recently carried out precipitation.
The water reserves in the region’s main dams are now over 1.17 billion cubic meters, which is on average a filling rate of 61.38%.
OUED el Makhazin, the largest dam in the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hceima region, holds 672.86 million cubic meters. Charif Al Idrissi contains 121.65 million, chief chauen 12.24 million and Nakhla 4.21 million.
Some dams exceeded the half -time brand, but remain under the full capacity.
Tangier Mediterraneanée has reached 69.33%, SMIR 77.74%, Kharub 54.91%and Moulay El Hassan Ben El Mehdi 51.31%.
Others still hold significantly less water. Ibn Battouta is 48.53%, Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim Al Khattabi at 35.37%, Joumoua with 24.82%, Dar Khrofa at 23.25%and on April 9 with 23.08%.
The recent rainfall urgently needed the water reserves, although some dams are still waiting for higher inflows to satisfy the growing demand.
Morocco endured drought for six years, burdened its water supply and triggered the alarm for long -term care. Even this year’s Eid al-Adha victim was canceled due to this water deficit.
While the reservoirs shrink and agricultural communities suffer, the country has temporarily faced the desalination as an option and opened new facilities along its coast to break the dependence on precipitation.
Despite these efforts, natural water sources remain critical. The recent heaviest rains are a relief that fills large dams and grants hope for farmers and communities.
However, the question remains that these rains are really enough to reverse the years of bottlenecks, or do Morocco have to speed up its search for more sustainable strategies for water management?
