Astara Rubber Dam Awaiting Funds

The project to build Astara Rubber Dam in Astara County, Gilan Province, has registered 53% physical progress while its construction started four years ago and was supposed to be completed in 18 months.
Financial constraints have been announced by provincial officials as the reason for the delay in the project that was to cost about $1 million, but only half of which has been allocated so far, IRNA reported.
With a capacity of 1.5 million cubic meters of water, the dam aims to supply water to 200 hectares of farmlands as well as drinking water to 15 villages in the northern county.