The governor of the province of Tinghir, Ismaïl Heikel, has recently decided to ban the cultivation of red and yellow watermelons throughout the municipalities under his jurisdiction, for the 2024-2025 agricultural season.
The governor of the province of Zagora, in Morocco, has recently made a decision to regulate the cultivation of red and yellow watermelon , in order to preserve water resources. This measure, which restricts cultivable areas and prohibits cultivation in certain areas, comes after significant rainfall and flooding that have replenished the water table and dams.
Faced with severe drought, Spain is considering building desalination plants, as Morocco has already done, which has been suffering from a water shortage for six years due to lack of rainfall.
From Ljubljana (Slovenia), Taha Derbal, Algerian Minister of Hydraulics, accuses Morocco of destroying transboundary surface waters.
Professionals in the hammam sector in Casablanca can no longer stand the restrictions in effect for months, forcing them to close three days a week in order to fight water stress. They are calling for the lifting of this measure.
The governor of the province of Zagora has taken new measures to limit the cultivation of red and yellow watermelon and ban it in certain areas. These measures aim to preserve the water resources of the province, in this period of severe drought.
Farmers are drilling unauthorized wells in the Marrakech region, affecting the water table during this period of severe drought.
The Ministry of Health categorically denies the rumors concerning the mineral water "Aïn Atlas". A falsified document, actively circulating on social networks and usurping the identity of a ministerial delegation, claimed that this water did not meet health standards.
The torrential rains that have hit several regions of Morocco in recent weeks are worrying Spanish farmers, who are calling on the government and the European Commission to take measures to avoid the worst.
The Merkala beach , in Tangier, is once again grappling with sewage pollution. Residents have reported this new discharge, raising concerns about the state of the environment and the health of bathers.
Faced with rising bills, the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs has asked the imams and muezzins of the Sefrou province to have their personal water and electricity meters installed, rather than taking advantage of those in their official residences.
Deputy Loubna Sghiri, member of the Progress and Socialism group in the House of Representatives, warns about the precarious working conditions affecting workers in traditional hammams, whose number of working days has been reduced to three days per week due to the water shortage in Morocco.