Project to Supply Water to Birjand Restarted

Work on the project to supply water to Birjand in South Khorasan Province has resumed after a one-year gap.
With the allocation of funds, the project is expected to be completed within the next two years, IRNA reported.
The project linking Mokhtaran Plain to Rakat Plain to supply water to Birjand was abandoned last year when it had made only 13% progress due to a lack of funds. Now with the allocation of a new credit line worth $12 million, the project has restarted and when completed, 150 liters per second of water will be transferred to the provincial capital.
Birjand has been facing water stress in the past few years. A number of projects has been carried out to address the city's water supply problems, but more needs to be done.