President Enacts Law to Transfer Seawater to Sistan-Baluchestan

President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday promulgated the law to transfer water from the Sea of Oman to Sistan-Baluchestan Province.
The parliament authorized the start of construction work on a major water transfer project to the littoral southeastern province in mid-February and the Guardians Council also gave the go-ahead to the project last week, ILNA reported.
In a letter signed by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf addressed to President Raisi, the parliament announced the ratification of the legislation on transferring water from the Sea of Oman to the province.