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Iran shares data on water reserves of country’s dams

Oil&Gas Materials 14 March 2022 09:10 (UTC +04:00)
Iran shares data on water reserves of country’s dams

BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 14

By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:

The water reserves of Iran's dams decreased by 17 percent, within the 171 days of the current water year in the country (September 23, 2021 through March 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 Ghasemzadeh, the water reserves of Iran's dams for the reporting period amounted to about 23.4 billion cubic meters.

The official said that the inflow of water into the country’s dams amounted to 14.7 billion within the mentioned period, which is a decrease of 9 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.

"Due to the fact that snowfall has doubled this year, compared to the same period last year, water inflows are expected to increase in the coming months," he added.

Ghasemzadeh also noted that currently, 17 percent of the dams in Iran's Isfahan Province, 18 percent in Tehran Province, and 52 percent in Khuzestan Province are full.

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