Water reserves of Iran’s dams averagely reach 51 percent of capacity
Water reserves in Iran's dam reservoirs reached 51 percent of
total capacity, ISNA news agency reported.
Volume of the water in dam reservoirs during current water year
(started in September 22, 2012) has increased by 7 percent,
compared to the same period of last year, the report said.
At the being time, total water volume in dam reservoirs has reached
24.500 billion cubic meters.
Dam reservoirs' input during current water year has reached some
32.100 billion cubic meters, which indicates a 0.7 percent decrease
compared to same period of last year.
According to the report, dam reservoirs' output from beginning of
the current water year has reached some 25.400 billion cubic
meters, which indicates 9 percent fall compared to same period of
last year.
Iran is located in the arid zone and over the past 40 years the
country has repeatedly faced drought.
The drought of 1992-2002 caused considerable damage to agriculture.
Quotas for fresh water were applied in some cities including
Tehran.
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!