Nizar Baraka

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• Morocco Considers Shifting from Tichka to Ourika Tunnel Project for Southeast Access
  8 March 2023, by Sylvanus

  The Tichka tunnel construction project could be abandoned in favor of the Ourika tunnel. This is at least what the Ministry of Equipment deduces.
  Responding to a written question from parliamentarians, the ministry believes that the Ourika tunnel is a much better alternative to open up the populations of certain regions in the southeast than the Tichka tunnel, which has been awaited for decades, reports the Arabic-language daily Al Ahdath Al Maghribia. To support its argument, it reviewed (…)

• Morocco Allocates 30 Million Dirhams for Tichka Tunnel Feasibility Studies
  25 April 2023, by Sylvanus

  The government is working on the project to build a tunnel connecting Ouarzazate to Marrakech. Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, talks about the detailed preliminary study.
  Additional geophysical and geotechnical studies will have to be carried out as part of the finalization of the detailed preliminary study. Responding to a written question from the deputy of the team of progress and socialism, Adi Chajari, Nizar Baraka specified that the realization of these studies (…)

• Morocco Plans Massive Desalination Plant in Nador to Combat Drought
  13 October 2023, by Said

  Morocco is preparing to launch a tender for a new seawater desalination plant in Nador, with a capacity of 250 million cubic meters per year, announced Nizar Baraka, Minister of Water and Equipment.
  This plant, which will be operational after the one planned in Casablanca with a capacity of 300 million cubic meters, is betting on renewable energy to ensure the drinking water supply of the coasts and alleviate the pressure on the dams.
  The persistent drought for the past five years has (…)

• Morocco Considers Water Rationing as Drought Crisis Deepens
  23 December 2023, by Said

  While Morocco is currently experiencing its sixth consecutive year of drought, the government is considering taking radical decisions to rationalize drinking water.
  The minister in charge of the water sector, Nizar Baraka, has publicly expressed the magnitude of the challenges the country must face. This critical period, marked by an alarming decline in water resources and a rise in temperatures, could force the government to impose rationing.
  According to climate experts, the current (…)

• Morocco’s Transport Minister Denies Highway Toll Increase Amid Economic Challenges
  25 December 2023, by Said

  Faced with the growing controversy on social media, Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, spoke at the House of Representatives to respond to the alleged increase in toll rates.
  The official stated that no increase in toll rates is currently planned on Moroccan highways, despite the initial plans of 2019. This decision not to raise tariffs takes into account the difficult economic context, marked in particular by the repercussions of the crisis in Ukraine and the drought (…)

• Morocco Faces Severe Water Crisis as Drought Enters Sixth Year
  27 December 2023, by Sylvanus

  Faced with the severe water deficit caused by six years of drought, Morocco is implementing strict measures, including a drastic rationalization of water use.
  The government is working to effectively address the severe water deficit facing Morocco. On Monday, Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, during an oral question session in the House of Representatives, said that the water resources received in the dams between last September and this December do not exceed 500 million (…)

• Morocco Approves $210 Million Highway Expansion Plan for 2024
  28 December 2023, by Said

  The budget of Autoroutes du Maroc was voted during the Board of Directors meeting held under the chairmanship of Mr. Nizar BARAKA, Minister of Equipment and Water, on December 19, 2023. Here are the conclusions:
  The budget is mainly based on the following assumptions:
  • A turnover of 3.8 billion Dirhams, up 3% compared to 2023;
  • An Investment budget of 2.1 Billion Dirhams, concerning:
  The continuation of the work on the last two lots of the Casablanca - Berrechid motorway tripling (…)

• Morocco’s Marrakech-Safi Region Launches $300 Million Road Infrastructure Upgrade
  30 December 2023, by Sylvanus

  Major road projects will soon be carried out in the Marrakech-Safi region. This is the result of a partnership agreement signed between the Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka and the President of the Marrakech-Safi Regional Council, Samir Goudar.
  This agreement is for a total amount of 3 billion dirhams (MMDH). Nizar Baraka’s department is contributing 1.4 MMDH, while the region’s financing is around 1.6 MMDH. This amount will be used to carry out major road projects, (…)

• New Water Sources Emerge in Morocco Following Devastating Earthquake
  11 January 2024, by Sylvanus

  Despite the heavy toll, the powerful and devastating earthquake of September 8 in Morocco had positive repercussions.
  From the violent earthquake that occurred in the Al Haouz region on September 8, we will not only remember the negative effects. Before the members of the permanent commission on basic infrastructure in the House of Representatives, Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, revealed that this earthquake caused the appearance of 69 new water sources in the affected (…)

• Agadir Region Residents Raise Alarm Over Drinking Water Quality After Supply Disruptions
  18 January 2024, by Prince

  Residents of the cities of Agadir, Inezgane, Ait Melloul, Dcheira, and Laqliaa have complained about the quality of drinking water supplied in recent weeks by the RAMSA water company.
  Many residents claim to have noticed a sudden change in the color and taste of the drinking water, fearing for their health. This change occurred after repeated cuts in drinking water in several neighborhoods of Greater Agadir, they add.
  In a written question to the Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar (…)