Qazvin Dam Construction on Track

About $7 million have been invested for the construction of Balakhanlou Dam in Buin-Zahra City, Qazvin Province, and it is expected to be completed by 2023, the energy minister said.
“The dam will have a capacity of 38.5 million cubic meters and is built on the Haji Arab River to supply drinking water to five cities and 30 villages in the province,” Ali Akbar Mehrabian was also quoted as saying by the Energy Ministry’s news portal Paven.
The project, which has registered about 70% progress, is also to irrigate the plains to prevent the reduction in the level of groundwater and 4,200 hectares of farmlands, decrease groundwater extraction and control seasonal floods in Haji Arab River.
“The average rainfall in Qazvin Province is 316 mm, but since the beginning of the current water year [started September 2021], the amount of precipitation has been about 220 mm, which indicate a 12% decrease in rainfall compared to normal conditions in Qazvin,” he said.