Assa-Zag: 21 million dirhams for drinking water

Ensuring the supply of drinking water for the population of Assa-Zag, estimated at more than 50,000 people, has been the major concern of local authorities and the National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEEP), especially since this Saharan province, which does not experience heavy rainfall during the year, suffers as a result. In this context, an envelope of 21 million dirhams (MDH) was mobilised by this office for the 2012-2014 period for the realisation of a number of projects to strengthen the supply of drinking water in the Assa-Zag province.These projects will have significant socio-economic repercussions and will contribute to improving the living and health conditions of citizens and protecting the environment and water resources of the region.According to the regional directorate of the ONEP, these projects focus on the rehabilitation of the distribution network, h…