صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
Tunisia-The Public Prosecution Office at the Court of First Instance in Manouba authorized the opening of a judicial investigation into the discharge of untreated sewage into a natural draining canal that flows into Wadi Medjerda, against the backdrop of suspicion of assaulting public ownership of water and harming the environment, in a case that raised concerns among residents and farmers in the Tebourba region.
The decision came after a field inspection carried out by a joint regional committee that included representatives of the delegation, the National Ocean Protection Agency, the Municipal Guard, the Regional Commission for Agricultural Development, and the regional administration of the National Authority for Health Safety, which observed the flow of dark-coloured water emitting unpleasant odors inside the drying canal adjacent to the road linking Tebourba and El Jadida, near agricultural lands and fruit trees.
According to official data, a judicial report was opened against the representative of the National Sanitation Office in the city of Tebourba, along with the representative of the company in charge of exploiting the pumping station, on suspicion of discharging raw, untreated used water into a natural waterway, in violation of the laws regulating the protection of water resources.
The National Ocean Protection Agency also issued violation reports against both parties, stating that the untreated water resulted from a blockage in the public disinfection network and a partial stoppage in the pumping station, before it leaked into the drying canal and then into Wadi Majarra, in violation of Tunisian environmental legislation.
These developments come after repeated complaints from residents of the Sweih neighborhood in the city of Tebourba, who confirmed that the rainwater drainage channel had turned into a stream of polluted water more than a month ago, causing the spread of unpleasant odors and the proliferation of mosquitoes.
The regional committee called for a number of farmers to stop pumping water until the pollution is treated, and to subject samples of agricultural products to health monitoring, in order to preserve the safety of consumers.
A number of farmers confirmed that repeated pollution of the canal led to a rise in soil salinity and caused significant damage to crops, especially pear trees, whose production has witnessed a noticeable decline in recent years.
For his part, the director of the National Office for Disinfection Branch in Manouba explained that the cause of the crisis is due to the aging of the water transfer network between the pumping station and the disinfection station, and the collapse of part of it, indicating that maintenance work has begun to repair the faults and restore the normal flow of water.
The official added that there is a project to rehabilitate the disinfection network in the delegation of Tebourba, at a cost of4 million Tunisian dinarsIt was programmed during the current year, in addition to supporting the pumping station with additional pumps to enhance its operational capacity and reduce the recurrence of these violations.
Source:“My press”
