$4 Billion Long-Distance Desalinated Water Supply Scheme Underway 

A project to transfer water from the Oman Sea in southern Iran to tackle the water crisis in parched Sistan-Baluchestan, South Khorasan and Khorasan Razavi provinces has registered a work-in-progress rate of 25%, the plan’s manager said.
“Started in 2020, the venture is estimated to cost $4 billion and will become operational in 2025,” Ali Abdollahi was quoted as saying by ISNA.
Environmental permits to build desalination plants, water treatment facilities and water storage tanks have been obtained and the project is making headway as planned. Desalinated seawater will be pumped from Chabahar to Zahedan where a 1,530-km pipeline is being laid to South Khorasan and Khorasan Razavi provinces.
The pipes are being produced in domestic factories and private companies were selected as contractors through tenders.