Since September 23 (the beginning of the current water year), water flowing into dams has reached 2 billion cubic meters -- up 87% compared to last year.
Dams across Iran can hold a maximum of 50 billion cubic meters of water. Precipitation in the last few days has raised water in dams by 39%, surpassing 26 bcm, ISNA reported.
Of the 172 dams close to 16 are 90% full and the rest half full.
The amount of water flowing out of dams in the 33 days is estimated to be around 4 bcm, up 100% compared to the previous year.
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