Sistan-Baluchestan Rural Water Supply Project Underway

The project to supply water to 2,800 villages in Sistan-Baluchestan Province is underway with an investment of $175 million, the managing director of the provincial Water and Wastewater Company said.
“The project includes more than 8,000 kilometers of pipe laying, construction of water storage tanks with a capacity of 240,000 cubic meters and 180 pumping stations,” Alireza Qasemi was also quoted as saying by the Energy Ministry’s news service.
Currently, 72% of the rural population in Sistan-Baluchestan have access to drinking water.