The Ministry of Energy announced that the filling level of the country’s dams has shown a four percent decrease compared to the last water year.
The Iran Water Resources Management Company, affiliated with the Ministry of Energy, announced that from the start of the current water year until the fifth of Farvardin, the average filling level of the country’s dams has been 52 percent, which shows a four percent decrease compared to the last water year. In Iran, the water year starts at the beginning of Mehr each year and ends at the end of Shahrivar the following year.
In recent days, some provinces in Iran have experienced heavy rainfall, and the Meteorological Organization has issued a red alert for three provinces.
Last week, coinciding with World Water Day, some government-affiliated media, including Tasnim and ISNA, warned that the water situation in Iran has become more critical than ever.
According to experts, a major part of the reasons for this critical situation is due to the mismanagement of water resources, prioritizing dam construction, extracting groundwater with the aim of achieving agricultural self-sufficiency, complete disregard by government officials for warnings about climate change, and the lack of change in irrigation methods.