Rabat, April 19 -- King Mohammed VI has instructed Morocco's governmental departments in charge of water policy to improve water supply for Moroccan homes, especially in the remote localities in the northern and southern provinces.

The firm royal instructions came during a high-profile meeting on water policy on Thursday in Rabat, according to a press release from the Royal Cabinet.

At this period of the year, just before the holy month of Ramadan and high tourism season in summer, demand for water and other resources grows substantially, according the press statement.

But the increase in water demands is also linked to the existence of industrial plants and other development projects launched in recent years in many of the concerned r...