HM the King launches dam construction works north of Morocco

10 December 2010 Printable Version

Tetouan - Tetouan - HM King Mohammed VI launched, on Monday in the rural commune of Oued (in the northern province of Tetouan), the construction works of Moulay Boucheta dam, worth 400 million dirhams ($ 49 million).

The project is intended to provide drinking water to the population of the city of Chefchaouen and irrigate the agricultural lands in the region.

The dam, which will have a storage capacity of 12 million m3, will be ready in 36 months.

The project is co-financed by the Saudi Fund for Development and the State's budget.

On the same occasion, the Sovereign enquired about an irrigation project in the Dar Aqoubaa region, worth 50 million dirhams, and about a 400 million Dirham drinking-water project targeting the city of Chefchaouen.

Last modified : 10 December 2010