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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday warned that some parts of the country, including the capital Tehran, were facing a "serious" water crisis.
According to the semi-official Fars news agency, the head of state made the statement at a meeting with heads of some Iranian media outlets in Tehran, outlining the measures his administration is taking to overcome the crisis.
Pezeshkian said round-the-clock efforts are underway to transfer water from the nearby Talakan Dam to Tehran to ensure the province has enough water during the fall. He said it was unclear whether the move would help resolve the capital's water crisis, as rainfall in the province had dropped by 45 percent.
Water reserves in Iran's dams account for only 42 percent of their total capacity, state news agency IRIB reported on Sunday.
The report said that since the beginning of the current water year, which began on September 22, 2024, only 23.56 billion cubic meters of water have entered the country's reservoirs, which is 42 percent less than the figure for the same period last year, which was 40.55 billion cubic meters.
Speaking at a press conference in Tehran on Saturday, Mohammad Taqi Hosseinzaden, director general of Tehran's Fifth District Water and Sewerage Company, said that water reserves in Tehran's dams will last until the end of September, calling on citizens to control their water consumption.
According to Iran's Water Resources Authority, the water shortage is mainly due to the "unprecedented" drought that has hit the country since the start of the current water year.
To address the problem, Iranian authorities have resorted to closing offices and cutting working hours in affected cities as short-term solutions. –0–
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