Dams
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Iranian Dams Only 39% Full
EghtesadOnline: Dams across Iran has the capacity to hold 50.5 billion cubic meters of water, but currently only 39% of their total capacity is filled, which is due to lower precipitation in…
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Khuzestan’s Dams Struggling to Provide Water for Drinking, Irrigation, Power Generation
EghtesadOnline: Karkheh and Dez dams in Khuzestan Province, which overflowed two years ago due to torrential and unprecedented rainfall, are now about half empty and considering the sizzling…
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‘Water Bankruptcy’ Is Here
EghtesadOnline: Challenges in the face of water shortages in Iran have been long dubbed as a major crisis but the reality is that the country now is on the verge of water bankruptcy, the chairman…
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Lorestan Building 8 Dams
EghtesadOnline: Eight dams are in different stages of construction in Lorestan Province, managing director of the provincial Regional Water Company said.
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Water Access Improves in Fars
EghtesadOnline: Two dams, Molla Sadra and Tang-e-Khomar, were inaugurated in southern Fars Province on Tuesday. Located 140 kilometers from the provincial capital Shiraz, the first dam will help…
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Dams Half Full
EghtesadOnline: Water stored in dams across Iran has reached 26.63 billion cubic meters, which is 1% less than the same time last year, the Energy Ministry news portal Paven reported.
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Water Levels Decline 30% in Urmia Lake Catchment Area
EghtesadOnline: Water stored water in dams around the catchment area of Lake Urmia has decreased by 30% compared to last year, managing director of West Azarbaijan Regional Water Company said.
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Dams, Floods and Expediency
EghtesadOnline: Dams are built to help protect against the potential loss of life and properties that can be caused by flooding.
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2 Dams in Ardabil Near Completion
EghtesadOnline: The construction of Emarat Dam in Germi County in northwestern Ardabil Province is near completion, managing director of Ardabil Regional Water Company said.
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Khoy Running Dry
EghtesadOnline: Water shortage in Khoy County in West Azarbaijan Province has intensified with the depletion of groundwater aquifers, digging new wells and delays in building dams on rivers.
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Good Rainfall but Dams Deprived
EghtesadOnline: Despite the good torrential rains, the amount of water flowing into dams in Iran from the beginning of the current water year (Sept 2019) until February 28 declined 34% compared…
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Lake Urmia Receiving 270 mcm of Water
EghtesadOnline: To help restore Lake Urmia, close to 270 million cubic meters of water will be gradually discharged into the troubled lake from four dams in West Azarbaijan Province over the…
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Iran Gov’t Insists on Building Dams
EghtesadOnline: In the past dams were built with the aim of ensuring irrigation, power generation and supplying potable water. But now the attitude towards mega-dams has changed significantly,…
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TRWC Chief: Tehran Rainfall Unprecedented in Half Century
EghtesadOnline: Tehran dams presently have 634 million cubic meters of water, up 85 million cubic meters compared to this time last year, managing director of Tehran Regional Water Company said.
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Need to Reduce Water Evaporation in Iran Dams
EghtesadOnline: A whopping 3 billion cubic meters of water evaporates annually from dams nationwide, head of water technology development workgroup at the Presidential Office for Science and…
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Water Levels in Iran's Southern Dams Rising After Years
EghtesadOnline: Deluge in the past few days in southern and southeastern Iran has inflicted damages on cities, villages and roads and endangered lives. But at the same time it has helped fill…
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Dams Are No Smart Solutions for Iran
EghtesadOnline: Based on the March 2020-21 budget bill, close to $160 million will be allocated to dam construction in the next Iranian year.
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West Azarbaijan Dams Help Revive Troubled Lake Urmia
EghtesadOnline: In the framework of the Lake Urmia Restoration Project, water from Shahrchay and Boukan dams was discharged into the troubled lake on Sunday, managing director of West Azarbaijan…
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Iran Dams Half Full
EghtesadOnline: Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23) up until November 22, more than 42 millimeters of rainfall was registered across Iran, a 23% increase compared to…
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Minister vows inaugurating nine thermal power stations, 10 dams
EghtesadOnline: Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said nine thermal power stations and 10 dams will be inaugurated in various Iranian provinces aiming to take advantage of water and hydro-electr…
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Water Levels Falling in Khuzestan Dams
EghtesadOnline: Precipitation in Khuzestan catchment area has been reported at 30 millimeters since the beginning of the current water year on September 23, head of the Water Resources Planning…
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Higher Rainfall Has No Space for Complacency
EghtesadOnline: Since September 23 (the beginning of the current water year), water flowing into dams has reached 2 billion cubic meters -- up 87% compared to last year.
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Dams to Help Store Surface Runoff in Bushehr
EghtesadOnline: Twelve small and large dams are in different stages of construction in southern Bushehr Province with a total investment of $174 million, the caretaker of Bushehr Regional Water…
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Iran Dams Are Emptying, Again
EghtesadOnline: The amount of water stored in dams has dwindled by 9% between May 22 and June 22.
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No Respite for Sistan-Baluchestan Despite High Precipitation
EghtesadOnline: Despite the fact that dams and Chah-Nimeh water reservoirs are full, residents in Sistan-Baluchestan Province are still suffering from the shortage of safe drinking water supply,…
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Iran Energy Minister Says Dams Are Great
EghtesadOnline: Providing 80 million people with food has been made possible largely due to the existence of dams across the country, the energy minister says.
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Water Levels in Iran Dams Rise 300%
EghtesadOnline: Since the beginning of the current water year last September, the volume of water flowing into the country's dams has reached 64.08 billion cubic meters, up 300% compared to 16.15…
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Torrential Rains Fill 70% of Iran Dams
EghtesadOnline: Unprecedented rainfall in the past three weeks across the country has raised water levels in dams and 70% of the dams are now full, the energy minister said.