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July 17,2021
Mojen Dam in Shahroud County, Semnan Province, which overflowed two years ago due to good rainfall in the region, is currently about half empty.
The dam has a capacity to hold 4.8 million cubic...
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July 17,2021
Water stored in Khuzestan Province’s dams has dwindled by a massive 5 billion cubic meters compared to a year ago, the head of Provincial Water and Electricity Company said.
“Karkheh and Dez dams...
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July 16,2021
Transforming traditional wells into smart wells in Zanjan Province has helped reduce the extraction of underground water, the head of the provincial water company said.
“There are 13,000...
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July 11,2021
The lack of comprehensive studies on cross-border water resources is striking, secretary for economic and financial affairs in the National Committee of Big Dams said.
“The Energy Ministry has...
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July 07,2021
There are no plans to announce restrictions on water use this summer in Tehran Province, the head of Tehran Water and Wastewater Company said.
"The company has forecast water consumption to soar...
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July 07,2021
The desalination unit of Shahid Salimi (Neka) Power Plant in Mazandaran Province was launched on Tuesday to help reduce the use of depleting groundwater resources.
Constructed by domestic...
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June 20,2021
Since the beginning of the current water year (September 2020), the level of water in dams across Iran has declined by 30% year-on-year.
Currently, dams in the country have 28.01 billion cubic...
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June 19,2021
A 70% decline in surface water resources of Kermanshah Province, which is the main source of drinking water supply to rural areas, has caused serious shortage of water in several villages, managing...
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June 15,2021
Fifteen water and wastewater projects costing $34 million were inaugurated in Yazd Province on Tuesday.
Four water and wastewater projects became operational in Bafq County in the central province...
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June 13,2021
Four projects have been initiated by Iran's Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology to improve water resources and consumption management.
Vice President Sorena Sattari provided a...
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June 11,2021
Two water projects were inaugurated in Ilam and Kermanshah provinces in western Iran on Thursday.
Konjancham Dam in Mehran County, Ilam Province, was launched to help irrigate 2,750 hectares of...
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June 11,2021
Drought has inflicted 670 trillion rials ($2.79 billion) worth of losses on Iran’s agriculture sector since the beginning of the current crop year.
According to Mohammad Mousavi, an official with...
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June 09,2021
Since the beginning of the current water year (started Sept. 22, 2020) Iran has not received its fair share of water from Hirmand (known as Helmand in Afghanistan) River as per an agreement it had...
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June 02,2021
At least 210 cities will encounter heightened water tension between June and September, director of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa) said.
“In 7,000 rural...
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May 21,2021
Iran's once rich ecosystem has become a victim of ill-advised and harmful decisions in the past four decades and those in charge must be held accountable for the devastation of natural resources,...
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May 16,2021
Challenges in the face of water shortages in Iran have been long dubbed as a major crisis but the reality is that the country now is on the verge of water bankruptcy, the chairman of the Technical...
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April 30,2021
Isfahan Steel Company, Iran's biggest producer of structural steel, signed a $30 million agreement Thursday with state-owned Isfahan Province Water and Wastewater Company (a subsidiary of the...
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April 28,2021
The second phase of a wastewater development plan has become operational in the capital city Sari, Mazandaran Province, head of the provincial Water and Wastewater Company said.
“Sewage processing...
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April 26,2021
No new water contracts will be signed with farmers in the north of Khuzestan Province in the remaining spring season and in summer because of the worsening water crisis, director of Khuzestan Water...
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April 24,2021
Two dams were built in southern Bushehr Province in eight years and six more are under construction.
Bushehr lacks efficient infrastructure to collect and conserve surface runoff after rainstorms...
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April 23,2021
The first water market pilot scheme in Iran is planned in some regions, namely Khorasan Razavi Province, in summer and will be expanded if the results are positive, director of the National Water...
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April 23,2021
A deep water well with a depth of 3,000 meters has been drilled in Sistan-Baluchestan Province and another is being drilled, a Zabol lawmaker said.
“Fifteen such wells will be drilled in the...
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April 17,2021
The water level in Iran’s largest inland body of water (Lake Urmia) which was showed marked improvement in 2020, is falling, head of the Urmia Lake Restoration Project said.
“The current slump in...
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April 13,2021
The fourth unit of Zahedan Water Desalination Plant in Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchestan Province, was inaugurated Tuesday, managing director of the provincial Water and Wastewater Company said.
"Using...
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April 12,2021
Isfahan Province has been suffering from drought for years. It is facing new problems this year due to decline in precipitation that has resulted in further reduction of surface water and...
July 17,2021Mojen Dam in Shahroud County, Semnan Province, which overflowed two years ago due to good rainfall in the region, is currently about half empty. The dam has a capacity to hold 4.8 million cubic...
