King Mohammed launches drinking water project in Tangiers area

King Mohammed VI on Tuesday laid down the foundation stone for a project to supply drinking water to two localities near the northern city of Tangiers.

The $1.56 million project will meet the needs in potable water for 3,500 inhabitants in Ksar Sghir and Ksar Majaz.

The population will start receiving drinking water as of the end of December, 2000.

The king, who had arrived on Monday in Tangiers is expected to give the green light for several social-economic projects.

The sovereign will equally enquire about the progress made in the execution of the projects he launched or visited during his trip to the northern provinces last October.