Urmia Lake Dying as Tunnel Restoration Project Lags 

Cracks have appeared in a tunnel that was slated to transfer water from Kanisib Dam in Piranshahr, West Azarbaijan Province, to Urmia Lake, the head of Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company, a subsidiary of the Energy Ministry, said.
“Deep cracks have appeared on the walls and ceiling of the 40-km structure and domestic and foreign startups have teamed up to repair the damage to revive the troubled lake whose death is imminent,” Karim Sheibani Yekta was also quoted as saying by ILNA.
Blaming previous managers [as is the norm in Iran], the official noted that the tunnel was filled with water much earlier than scheduled and its walls cracked due to technical defects.
“Although the project is complete, it cannot become operational unless the widening cracks are fixed and obviously that will take time,” he added.