Oulmès gets out of the rut

Located 80 km from Khémisset, the rural commune of Oulmès possesses enormous natural potential, but the insufficiency of its basic infrastructure hinders its development.The commune's revenues approach 40 million dirhams annually. Among them are, in a prominent place, the annual participation of the so-called Oulmès mineral waters (approximately 35 million Dirhams), the products of forestry exploitation (nearly 1 million DH), and the exploitation of the commune's heritage (nearly one million DH). In short, enormous resources for a small rural commune that should develop this wealth. However, this is not the case. Even if the commune of Oulmès is counted among the richest in the province, it remains marginalised.The strengthening of basic infrastructure is among the priorities of the communal council. The objective, according to the president of the council, Mohammed Chrourou, is to open…