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The two ministers reassure the population.
The Minister of the Interior, Local Communities and Transport, Said Sayoud, accompanied by the Minister of Water Resources, Taha Derbal, made a visit to the wilaya of Blida on Thursday in order to follow the pace of local development and to assess the taking into account of the concerns of citizens concerning the water situation, on which they gave instructions capable of reassuring the population.
The Blida hosts began their visit with a meeting in the wilaya congress hall where the wali Brahim Ouchene presented the main indicators relating to the water supply process and the measures taken to improve services during the 1920s and 2025. During this meeting, the state of progress of structuring projects was examined, in particular the project to connect the Wilaya of Blida desalination of Fouka 02 seawater from Tipasa, as well as the drilling and rehabilitation projects of new wells.
For its 2e Start of visit, the ministers Sayoud and Derbal as well as the wali went to the town of Boufarik, where they inspected the last connection works of the pumping station (SP02) and the water tank with a capacity of 2 x 2,500 cubic meters with the desalged water system of the Fouka (02) station of Tipaza. This station will improve the supply of drinking water from the municipalities of Boufarik, Soumaâ and Guerraou.
After following the relevant explanations, the Minister instructed the execution company to accelerate the work related to the completion of the remaining network in order to put it into service. The town of Chebli, east of the wilaya, was 3e And the last stage of the delegation which inspected the progress of the construction work of the pumping station (SP1), as well as the construction of two tanks, also of 2 x 2,500 cubic meters, as part of the system of waterishing the water of the Fouka 02 station. Noticing the delay in the progress of the works, the Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities and Transport has given strict instructions to accelerate the rhythm Work and implement the work system (8 x 3) for the commissioning of the project. Strict instructions have been given by Saypud and Derbal to the Algerian Water Company to complete the planned water distribution system from the Fouka 2 seawater desalination plant before the end of the year.
Animating a press conference on this occasion, the Blida wali indicated, Thursday afternoon, that all the equipment for pumping and distribution stations as well as the water tanks are ready to strengthen drinking water supply in the wilaya of Blida. Likewise, the electrical connection work on the stations will soon be finished, he added.
The Wali stressed that the wilaya of Blida currently benefits from a water flow which varies from 32,000 and 37,000 m3, and also awaits reinforcement with an additional quantity of more than 60,000 m3 after the completion of the remaining connection work.
There are only a few sections left, totaling a maximum of 4 km, from the project to connect the municipalities of the wilaya to the desalcated drinking water distribution network of the Fouka 2 seawater desalination plant. Drinking water supply from the municipalities of Soumâa Chebli, Boufarik and Guerouaou will start next week as part of the desalged water desaline water. assured the wali.
In addition, the Wali of Blida praised the support of the Ministry of National Defense, which deployed several tanker trucks to ensure the supply of water of certain areas during the summer, in addition to the efforts of the Algerian waters and public establishments of the wilaya. The Wali has completed its press conference by confirming that the completion of the planned water transfer project from the Fouka 2 seawater desalination plant for Blida will be towards the end of the year, thus carrying the share of the whole of the wilaya of Blida in desalged water at 100,000 m3 per day.