First Phase of Aras River Project Ready

The first phase of a plan to transfer water from Aras River in northwest to Tabriz in East Azarbaijan Province is to be inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani, the provincial governor general said.
"The first phase cost $57 million and was funded by the National Development Fund of Iran, the sovereign wealth fund," Mohammad Reza Pourmohammadi was quoted as saying by the Persian-language economic newspaper Donya-e-Eqtesad Tuesday.
He said 35 kilometers of high-pressure pipelines have been laid while six pumping stations are operational in Golfaraj and Gardian Dams.