Despite the rain, water tanks in Tehran continue to dry
Since the beginning of this December, Tehran has witnessed sporadic rainfall after months of drought, which allowed some water tanks in the city to be partially filled, but general levels are still at critical limits.
The agency noted "Tasnim" Local to it "Out of a total storage capacity of 205 million cubic meters of water in tanks Amir Kabir Dam, there are only 6 million cubic meters of water behind the dam".
She added that "This means that more than 97% of the capacity of this tank is empty"
The worst drought wave
Iran is a country that already suffers from water scarcity, and this year it faced the worst drought wave in decades. In Tehran, the level of precipitation was "Unprecedented for almost a century"According to what a local official reported last October.
A newspaper reported "Hamshahri" Tehran Municipality Report "Tasnim"stressing that it is no longer possible to withdraw additional quantities of water from the current reserves of the Amir Kabir Dam.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described on Tuesday the water situation in the country as…"Embarrassment"stressing that "All 31 governorates have water supply problems"
He said, according to official television, that "Water management in the country is a vital and urgent issue, and if we do not succeed in controlling it, it may lead to problems that are difficult to solve"
Imposing periodic water outages
The official news agency described "Erna" The status of the five dams that feed the capital "unsatisfactory".
She explained that "Amirkabir Dam records a deficit of 88%, Lar Dam 51%, Taleqan Dam 48%, and Mamlu and Latian Dams 53% compared to the same period last year."
Within the framework of rationalizing water consumption, the government had announced in November the imposition of periodic water outages during the night hours.
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