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Urmia Water Transfer Project to Become Operational in Summer

Urmia Water Transfer Project to Become Operational in Summer
Urmia Water Transfer Project to Become Operational in Summer

The project to divert water from Zab River, along the distressed Urmia Lake in the northwest, is expected to come on stream in summer, the Urmia Lake Restoration Project manager and director of Planning Office said.
“The scheme is part of measures to help restore the once largest saltwater lake in the Middle East,” Masoud Tajrishi was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
The project comprised a dam (Kani Sib in Piranshahr, West Azarbaijan Province) and excavation of a 17-km canal and a 37-km tunnel. The venture has registered 98% progress.

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