BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 10. The water reserves of Iran's dams amounted to 18.5 billion cubic meters, within the first 16 days of the current water year in the country (September 23, 2022 through October 9, 2022), an official of Iran Water Resources Management Company, Firouz Ghasemzadeh said, Trend reports citing Iranian Energy Ministry.
Ghasemzadeh noted that the inflow of water into the country’s dams amounted to 370 million within the mentioned period, which is a decrease of 27 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year.
"Currently, 20 percent of the dams in Iran's Tehran Province, 12 percent in Isfahan Province, 44 percent in Khuzestan Province, and 31 percent in Lake Urmia in West Azerbaijan Province are full," he added.
The official also said that given the country's climatic conditions and water resources, it is necessary to control water consumption in various areas.
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