| Water stock in dams dropped by 15.6% to 1,431 million cubic metres till March 12, against 1,694.9 million cubic metres during the same period the previous year, according to the monthly newsletter (March 2020) of the National Observatory of Agriculture (ONAGRI).
The overall same-day stock for the last three years reached 1,165.3 million cubic metres, up 23%. This stock is distributed as follows: 88.8% in the north, 85% in the centre and 2.7% in Cap Bon, while the dam filling rate is close to 64%. The overall stock of dams from January 1 to March 12 is estimated at 515.8 million cubic metres, thus recording a large deficit compared to that achieved during the same period last year, estimated at 1,765.2 million cubic metres. ONAGRI added that the water stock is distributed between the north (90.4%), midland (4.3%) and Cap Bon (5.3%). |
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