The Minister for Infrastructure and Water, Nizar Baraka, has revealed that 69 new water sources have sprung up following the Al Haouz earthquake. During a presentation in Rabat, he informed the members of the House of Representatives' Infrastructure, Energy, Mines and Environment Committee about these hydrological changes. These water sources are divided between the provinces of Al Haouz (32), Taroudant (19), Ouarzazate (10) and Chichaoua (8).
A budget of 469 million dirhams (MDH) has been allocated to repair water infrastructure damaged by the earthquake. The emergency programme includes repairing the roads leading to the dams, repairing 43 hydrological stations, repairing the drinking water distribution networks in three centres, and building new boreholes and wells.