The construction of Chamshir Dam and hydroelectric power plant in Gachsaran County, Kohgilouyeh-Boyerahmad Province, has made 93% progress and is expected to be launched by February 2023.
Chamshir power plant and dam is being built 25 km southeast of Dogonbadan City on the Zohreh River.
The dam has a capacity of 1.8 billion cubic meters and will supply water to drinking, agricultural and industrial sectors, the Energy Ministry’s news portal Paven reported.
Its water will irrigate 140,000 hectares of agricultural lands in Kohgilouyeh-Boyerahmad, Khuzestan and Bushehr provinces.
With three 55-megawatt units, its hydropower plant has a total generation capacity of 165 MW. It can produce 482 gigawatt hours of hydroelectric power per year.
Creating jobs, developing the infrastructure of tourism industry and promoting fish farming are among other important advantages of the dam, which can also help control any flooding in the region.
The first-ever agritourism farm, with an area of 17 hectares, was inaugurated in the southwestern province last year.
Agriculture tourism is intended to generate income for indigenous communities and help achieve rural development.
Agritourism is a relatively new branch of the travel industry in which tourists stay with local people in rural areas and take part in farm/ranch recreational activities conducted on private agricultural lands, which might include fishing, overnight stays and handicraft classes.
Experts believe that in addition to customer service jobs, agritourism pays special attention to the production sector, saying agricultural tourism is much more important and practical than other branches of tourism because it creates a new chain and diversity in the field of production and services.
Agritourism and nature-tourism enterprises might include outdoor recreation (fishing, hunting, wildlife study, horseback riding), educational experiences (cannery tours, cooking classes, or tea or coffee tasting), entertainment (harvest festival), hospitality services (guided tours and outfitter services) and on-farm direct sales (u-pick operations or roadside stands).
