The Ouakjditt dam will put an end to the fears of the residents

The kick-off of the construction work for the Ouakjditt dam on the Assif Ntalaght wadi in the commune of Ourika (Al Haouz province), on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the enthronement of HM King Mohammed VI, is a real breath of fresh air for the residents along the Yssil wadi which crosses part of the city of Marrakech and whose floods have always constituted a permanent threat to the populations of the Ochre City. The construction of this dam, with a capacity of 1.22 million m3, is part of the efforts aimed at protecting the city against the floods of the Yssil wadi and contributing to the supply of groundwater in the Ourika region.Floods have always been a source of problems and worry for the populations, as evidenced by the floods of March 2011 which had caused significant damage, including the collapse of many houses. Already in 2003, the overflowing of the Yssil wadi…