BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 27. The water reserves of Iran's dams increased by 0.75 percent, during the last accounting period (April 17 through April 25, 2022) compared to the previous period (April 9 through April 16, 2022), an official of Iran Water Resources Management Company, Firouz Ghasemzadeh said, Trend reports citing Iranian Energy Ministry.
Ghasemzadeh noted that within the 216 days of the current water year in the country (September 23, 2021, through April 25, 2022), the water reserves of Iran's dams amounted to about 26.4 billion cubic meters, which is a decrease of 11 percent, compared to the same period last year.
“Meanwhile, the inflow of water into the country’s dams for the reporting period amounted to over 21.9 billion cubic meters, which is a decrease of 2 percent, compared to the same period last year,” he also added.
The official said that currently, 27 percent of the dams in Iran's Tehran Province, 29 percent in Isfahan Province, 57 percent in Khuzestan Province, and 73 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 stressed.
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