BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 21
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The water reserves of Iran's dams decreased by 20 percent, within the 150 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.
Ghasemzadeh stressed that the water reserves of Iran's dams for the reporting period amounted to about 21.7 billion cubic meters.
The official also added that the inflow of water into the dams decreased by 15 percent within the mentioned period, compared to the same period last Iranian year.
"Due to snowfall has doubled this year, compared to the same period last year, water inflows are expected to increase in the coming months," he said.
According to the official, currently, 10 percent of the dams in Iran's Isfahan Province, 17 percent in Tehran Province, 35 percent in Lake Urmia in West Azerbaijan Province and 49 percent in Khuzestan Province are full.
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