The total filling level of dams in Tunisia stood at 35.7% on 7 March 2024. the latest data published on Friday by the National Observatory of Agriculture (ONAGRI) revealed.
At 840 million cubic metres (m³), water reserves in these plants remained relatively stable compared to the same period last year.
However, compared to the average recorded over the past three years, there has been a slight decline of 4.6%.
It is important to note that the fill rate varies significantly across regions. Dams in the north of the country have a fill rate of 41.1%, accounting for 90% of the total water reserves in Tunisia’s dams.
In contrast, dams in the Cap-Bon region have a fill rate of 32.3%, while those in the central region are at just 13.8% of their capacity.
ONAGRI also highlighted that water inflows into the dams on March 7 reached 2.960 million m³, with nearly 1.9 million m³ coming from dams in the north. Total water usage from the dams on that day amounted to 1.226 million m³.
The Ministry of Agriculture is working to address the water scarcity issue by either raising the height of existing dams or constructing new ones, such as the Upper Mellegue Dam.
TunisianMonitorOnline (NejiMed)
