Watershed Projects Need Impetus

Watershed management projects have been carried out for almost one million hectares in 10 flood producing provinces in 12 months, head of Flood Control and Watershed Management Department at the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization said.
“The organization plans to expand the projects by 800,000 hectares in next fiscal year (starts March) to protect and improve the quality of water and other natural resources within watershed boundaries,” Abolqasem Hosseinpour was quoted as saying by ILNA.
Costing $26 million, the plan was implemented in Golestan, Lorestan, Hormozgan, Bushehr, Ilam, Khuzestan, Kermanshah, Sistan-Baluchestan, Khorasan Razavi and Kohgiluyeh-Boyerahmad.
“The projects helped minimize flood damage caused by heavy rainfall in Dashtestan and Borazjan counties (Bushehr Province) in September” and need further funding.