BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 14
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The water reserves of Iran's dams decreased by 19 percent, within the 143 days of the current water year in the country (September 23, 2021 through February 12, 2022), compared to the same period last Iranian year, an official of Iran Water Resources Management Company Firouz Ghasemzadeh said, Trend reports citing Iranian Energy Ministry.
According to him, the water reserves of Iran's dams amounted to about 21.6 billion cubic meters within the mentioned period.
Ghasemzadeh also added that the inflow of water into the dams for the reporting period decreased by 15 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.
The official noted that due to snowfall has doubled this year, compared to the same period last year, water inflows are expected to increase in the coming months.
Ghasemzadeh said that currently, 10 percent of the dams in Iran's Isfahan Province, 17 percent in Tehran Province, 33 percent in Lake Urmia in West Azerbaijan Province and 48 percent in Khuzestan Province are full.
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