Persian Gulf Water Transfer to Kerman, Yazd Next Year

The first phase of water transfer from the Persian Gulf to Kerman and Yazd provinces for industrial use will be completed in the next fiscal year, President Hassan Rouhani said in Kerman on Monday.
“This water can also be used for greenhouse farming. It can benefit the key agricultural sector in the two (dry) provinces as we will be able to harvest a variety of crops with low water consumption,” Borna News Agency quoted Rouhani as saying.
Kerman Province drinking water comes from 365 wells, three springs, eight aqueducts and two dams. The desert province, as is the case in most other regions, has been grappling with drought for years.
According to provincial authorities, the region’s groundwater balance is negative; meaning that the rate of water withdrawal is higher than recharge.