NDFI to Help Energy Ministry Fight Khuzestan Sandstorms

Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says the Majlis has allowed his ministry to borrow €300 million from the National Development Fund of Iran for improve   precautionary measures against dust storms that harm  power stations and water and wastewater treatment plants in the dry southern provinces.
"Sandstorms will not take us by surprise anymore, not only due to high rainfall in southern regions but also because of the ongoing mega power and water projects that will come on stream by March," the Persian-language daily Hamshahri quoted Ardakanian as saying.
According to the minister, projects costing an estimated  €450 million will be launched soon in the southern regions.