Land Subsidence in Isfahan Reaches Critical Juncture

Land subsidence caused by the substantial decline in groundwater resources is expanding in Isfahan Province and has reached a critical juncture in some parts of the region, a lawmaker from the province said.
“Close to 2.5 million residents in the region are being unsettled by the gradual or sudden sinking of the ground,” Mohammad Taqi Naqdali was also quoted as saying by ILNA.
Rapidly declining water resources have impelled water officials in the arid province to increase the number of plains from which water withdrawal is banned to 30, he added, noting that there are totally 35 plains in the region.
Naqdali said plains in Borkhar and Mahyar counties, which extend over 4,000 square kilometers, are in imminent danger, as all aquifers in the areas have already been emptied.