Chronic Water Shortage Pushing People Over the Edge

Construction of a 50-kilometer pipeline from Karoun River to Gheyzaniyeh district in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, will end in June, a deputy head of provincial Rural Water and Wastewater Company said.
“The pipeline will help supply sufficient water (12 million cubic meters per day) to the region, alleviating water crisis to some extent [that has pushed the locals over the edge],” Adel Harbavi was quoted as saying by ILNA.
More than 25,000 people live in 85 villages in this district, but receive 6 mcm of water per day that is not enough. Most people make a living through livestock breeding and have to use piped water for their herds.