The march of thirst in Imilchil

The inhabitants of the Imilchil commune are angry. Since last Sunday, they have not stopped multiplying protests and marches to contest the takeover by the National Office of Electricity and Potable Water (ONEEP) of the commune's water resources, which are considered the property of the Ait Haddou tribe. They are even threatening a march on Rabat next Sunday to protest in front of the headquarters of the Prime Minister's office.For them, there is no question of charging for the supply of drinking water, especially since the population of this locality lives in poverty and exclusion. "The drinking water resources of Imilchil depend largely on a well and a water spring that are the property of our tribe and which we have exploited for ages. That is why we find it unacceptable that the population pays for what it considers its right," an inhabitant of the commune told us.According to him,…