Water Crisis in Iran
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July 14,2020Water shortage in Khoy County in West Azarbaijan Province has intensified with the depletion of groundwater aquifers, digging new wells and delays in building dams on rivers. Khoy is the second... -
July 13,2020A water pipeline from Mamlou Treatment Plant in Pakdasht County (35 km southeast of Tehran) to Pishva County (45 km southeast of Tehran) was launched on Monday, managing director of Tehran Province...
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July 12,2020Data released by the Drought Management Center at Iran's Meteorological Organization shows almost 80% of Isfahan Province is suffering from dry and disturbing conditions to varying degrees....
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July 11,2020The fourth phase of Zahedan Water Desalination Plant in Sistan-Baluchestan Province will open soon, managing director of the provincial Water and Wastewater Company said. "Using reverse osmosis...
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July 08,2020As the water shortages worsen, 272 illegal water wells were sealed in the past three months in Tehran Province, the deputy for operations at the Tehran Regional Water Company said. “Due to the...
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July 06,2020Of the 6,500 qanats in Yazd Province 3,870 are no more usable, the provincial head of technical affairs department of the Agricultural Jihad Organization, affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture...
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July 05,2020Water consumption in Iran has increased by 11% since the beginning of the fiscal year (March 20) compared to the same period last year. Water stored in dams has decreased by 5% in comparison with...
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June 30,2020To reduce demand for fresh water in the arid province of Isfahan, an agreement was signed on Tuesday between the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa) and Isfahan Steel...
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June 29,2020Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company plans to build wastewater treatment plants in some districts, the managing director said. “A memorandum of understanding was signed with the Tehran...
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June 22,2020Fifteen wet months helped eased the water tension to some extent, but the respite will not last long, director of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa) said. “Iran...
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June 20,2020Daily water consumption in Tehran has reached 3.6 million cubic meters that is unprecedented in the history of the metropolis, managing director of Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company said...
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June 15,2020The first phase of a long-awaited project to divert water from Karoun River to Gheyzaniyeh rural district in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province has come on stream, a deputy head of the provincial Rural...
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June 12,2020Estimates show Iran holds 500 billion cubic meters of fossil water, of which 300 bcm is fresh water. Of the total volume of fresh water (300 bcm), close to 170 bcm has been consumed (the rest is...
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May 29,2020Higher precipitation in recent weeks has filled 70% of the capacity of dams in Iran, the Energy Minister said. Dams collectively can hold over 50 billion cubic meters of water. Now 35 bcm is...
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May 26,2020Construction of a 50-kilometer pipeline from Karoun River to Gheyzaniyeh district in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, will end in June, a deputy head of provincial Rural Water and Wastewater Company said...
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May 20,2020Geological studies show water shortages in Iran will get worse due to waste and rising consumption. How to manage the rapidly dwindling resource has become a nightmare for policymakers and urban...
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May 19,2020Water loss in the earth's largest inland body of water has worsened substantially since 1995 and is expected to continue in the foreseeable future due to rising temperatures associated with climate...
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May 15,2020Projects are underway in Tehran to help get out of the critical conditions it is facing due to land subsidence, director of Tehran Regional Water Company said. The projects include construction...
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May 10,2020Mass emigration, low precipitation and illegal water withdrawal from depleting underground water resources have contributed dangerously to water shortages in Alborz Province, head of the provincial...
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May 05,2020Low precipitation in Sistan-Baluchestan Province in the last eight months is posing new challenges to agribusiness in the dry region, a lawmaker from Zabol said. “Rain fed agriculture is out of...
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May 02,2020Despite the good rains since last year, 75% of the country's plains remain dry, director general of water conservation affairs at Iran Water Resources Management Company said. "The impact of...
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May 01,2020Two water projects were inaugurated Thursday in western Ilam Province to improve water supply for the region’s agriculture and industries. Shohadaye Ilam Dam, situated on Galal River, was launched...
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April 26,2020Mega structures being developed by the Caspian Sea littoral states (Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan) on the tributaries of the sea will substantially decrease water inflow...
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April 19,2020Cloud seeding programs are scheduled for the fall, head of the National Cloud Seeding Research Center of Iran said. Since the beginning of the Persian New Year (March 20), there has been more...
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April 17,2020Despite the good rainfall since the beginning of the current water year last September in some parts of Iran, Zayandehroud Dam is still 63% empty, the deputy for conservation and utilization at the...
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