Water Crisis for Khuzestan Farmers Looks More Scary

No new water contracts will be signed with farmers in the north of Khuzestan Province in the remaining spring season and in summer because of the worsening water crisis, director of Khuzestan Water Management and Irrigation Services Company said.
Due to the decrease in rainfall in the current water year (began Sept 2020) and the consequent decline in water stored in dams in Khuzestan, the southwestern region is facing a severe drought. 
Since the priority is to provide drinking water to the 4.7 million population, no water will be given to farmers who start growing crops from now until the end of summer, ISNA reported Mohsen Sa’adatfar as saying. The rule does not apply to crops planted in winter and earlier this spring.