BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 11. The water reserves of Iran's dams decreased by 13 percent, within the 199 days of the current water year in the country (September 23, 2021, through April 9, 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 said that, the water reserves of Iran's dams for the reporting period amounted to about 25.7 billion cubic meters.
He also added that the inflow of water into the country’s dams amounted to 19.6 billion within the mentioned period, which is a decrease of 5 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.
The official noted that currently, 23 percent of the dams in Iran's Tehran Province, 27 percent in Isfahan Province, 70 percent in Lake Urmia in West Azerbaijan, 56 percent in Khuzestan Province, and 70 percent in Lake Urmia in West Azerbaijan Province are full.
“Given the country's climatic conditions and water resources, it is necessary to control water consumption in various areas,” Ghasemzadeh said.
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