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Iran to launch project to transfer Caspian Sea water to central regions

Business Materials 15 April 2012 16:07 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Apr. 15/ Trend F.Milad/

The first phase of transferring water from the Caspian Sea to Iran's central regions will start tomorrow.

The project, which is considered to be the largest pipe-laying project in the country, will be initiated by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the northern city of Sari, Mehr news agency reported.

According to the plan, water will be transferred from Sari to the city of Semnan within 24 months.

Energy Minister Majid Namjou said the plan aims to provide central provinces with water for industrial and agricultural purposes on April 7.

Once the plan comes on stream, some 500 million cubic meters of water will be transferred per annum, he added.

Namjou said the plan has been developed based on the idea of connecting the Caspian Sea, in the north, with the Persian Gulf, in the south.

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