Four Provinces Expand Power, Water Projects

Twenty six power and water projects were officially inaugurated in four provinces on Thursday. Costing over $100 million, four were in West Azarbaijan in the northwest, nine in Isfahan, 10 in Mazandaran and three in Ardabil, IRNA reported.
The most important project was the Kani Sib Dam in Piranshahr, West Azarbaijan to supply water to Urmia Lake. One of the main goals of the dam is to transfer 600 million cubic meters of water per year to the lake. Another 100 mcm will be supplied for farming in the region.
Restoration of Lake Urmia is critical because agriculture, health, and livelihood of 15 million people in the western part of the country are dependent on the lake known as the “green jewel”.