Tunisia: 25.5% drop in water reserves in dams

According to the National Agricultural Observatory (ONAGRI), water reserves in dams dropped by 25.5% (-201.32 million m3), to 586.493 million cubic meters (m3), as of October 6, compared to a par of the last 3 years of 787.925 million m3, on the same date.

As of October 6, the distribution of this stock between the main dams indicates that the largest quantities of water are located in the Sidi Salem dam, i.e. 172.856 million m3, with a filling rate of 30%, then in the dams of Sejnane (53.077 million m3 with a filling rate of 40%), Sidi Saad (32.460 million m3 with a filling rate of 24%), and Bouhertma (21.373 million m3 with a filling rate filling of 19%), added the same source.