BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4. The water reserves of Iran's dams decreased by 14 percent, within the 193 days of the current water year in the country (September 23, 2021, through April 2, 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 for the reporting period amounted to about 25.3 billion cubic meters.
Ghasemzadeh added that the inflow of water into the country’s dams amounted to 18.6 billion within the mentioned period, which is a decrease of 6 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.
The official noted that currently, 25 percent of the dams in Iran's Isfahan Province, 21 percent in Tehran Province, 66 percent in Lake Urmia in West Azerbaijan Province, and 56 percent in Khuzestan Province are full.
“Given the country's climatic conditions and water resources, it is necessary to control water consumption in various areas,” he said.
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