EghtesadOnline: Iran held 500 billion cubic meters of strategic underground water reserves or fossil water, of which 100 bcm were consumed between 2010 and 2021, a water expert said.

EghtesadOnline: Large volumes of underground water that were supposed to be consumed over the next century have already been used in the last five decades, an environmentalist and head of the Environment Committee for Social Health Department of UNESCO said.

EghtesadOnline: Transforming traditional wells into smart wells in Sabzevar, Khorasan Razavi Province, has helped reduce extraction of underground water by 20%, head of the provincial water company said.