Water Desalination Capacity to Expand in Sistan-Baluchestan

A new desalination plant is expected to be launched in Chabahar, Sistan-Baluchestan Province, in the near future to help address the pressing water problems of the southeastern county, managing director of the provincial Water and Wastewater Company said. 
"The Chabahar-Konarak facility, being built by the private sector, will process 25,000 cubic meters of seawater on a daily basis," Alireza Qasemi was also quoted as saying by the Energy Ministry’s news portal Paven.
Much-needed equipment has been purchased and pipe-laying plans to transfer seawater to the plant are complete, he added, noting that the first phase of the initiative will go on stream in summer.
Sistan-Baluchestan is the second largest province of Iran, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan. The region has been struggling with water crises for more than two decades.