The Société Nouvelle Travaux Maroc (SNTM), a subsidiary of the Chaâbi group, has just been selected by the local development company Casablanca Baïa to build a wastewater treatment pumping station in Mediouna.
The Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, has instructed the governors of the regions and the prefects of the prefectures and provinces of the kingdom to review the decision to close hammams and car washes depending on the water situation in their territories.
Torrential rains hit the city of Tangier all day Sunday, causing flooding in several streets and neighborhoods. The victims are calling for help.
Many Moroccans have expressed their outrage at the proliferation of clandestine wells, in a context of severe drought and water stress.
Residents of several neighborhoods in the city of Marrakech are complaining about the drop in drinking water flow and cuts. There are also rumors of poor water quality reaching the taps. The autonomous water and electricity distribution agency of the city, Radeema, has not provided any explanation to the residents about these disturbances, nor tried to reassure them, let alone deny these rumors.
Morocco is actively preparing for the 2030 World Cup, which it is co-hosting with Spain and Portugal. The authorities have announced, for the year 2024, a 42% increase in the volume of infrastructure projects for a total amount of 64 billion dirhams ($6.3 billion).
Moroccans will be able to frequent the hammams, which have remained partially closed for several weeks following a note from the Ministry of the Interior, during Ramadan. On Sunday, the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced that the holy month would begin on Tuesday, March 12 in Morocco.
Faced with the hemorrhage of irrigation water theft from the canal, the local authorities of the commune of Bouhmam, in the province of Sidi Bennour, have intensified their efforts to put an end to this nocturnal looting.
Despite the severe water deficit caused by six years of drought, the local authorities of Tangier do not currently envisage water cuts.
The decision of the Ministry of the Interior to close the hammams three days a week will have negative consequences for the employees in the sector, warned Fatima Zahra Bata, the deputy of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD).
Faced with the drought, the Moroccan authorities have decided to strike hard. Since last month, car washes and traditional and modern baths have been forced to close three days a week. A decision that makes the owners grind their teeth, worried about their income and their employees.
A thousand-year-old oasis and green lung of Marrakech, the palm grove covers more than 16,000 hectares and is home to thousands of date palms. Unfortunately, it is now under threat.