Karkheh River Dredging Serves Multiple Purposes

Over 911,000 cubic meters of Karkheh River in the southern Khuzestan Province have been dredged since the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 21) not only to help prevent potential flooding but also to help cattle breeders bathe their cattle in the river, head of the provincial agricultural organization said.
“The plan is also aimed at reducing the exposure of fish, wildlife and people, as well as other areas to contaminants, in addition to increasing the depth of the navigation channel,” ISNA also quoted Khodarahm Amirizadeh as saying.
Karkheh River, one of the largest and most important rivers in Iran, has potable water and runs through the city of Andimeshk, north of the oil-rich province.
“Dredging needs to be undertaken regularly in deluge-prone regions, such as Khuzestan, Lorestan, Golestan, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari and Sistan-Baluchestan, as they were all hit by floods in 2019 and 2020,” he said.