Urmia lake

Urmia Lake’s Water Level Down 60cm

EghtesadOnline: The water level of Urmia Lake is currently 1,271.16 meters, which is 60 centimeters lower than last year’s level, the head of Urmia Lake Catchment Area said.
2021-06-29 11:52
Urmia Lake Water Level Is Declining Again: ULRP

EghtesadOnline: The water level in Iran’s largest inland body of water (Lake Urmia) which was showed marked improvement in 2020, is falling, head of the Urmia Lake Restoration Project said.
2021-04-18 12:57
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.
2020-12-27 17:06
Glimmer of Hope For Urmia Lake Revival

EghtesadOnline: Effective programs have been implemented to revive the troubled Urmia Lake and environment officials in East and West Azarbaijan province hope Iran’s largest inland body of water…
2020-10-10 16:17
Kani Sib Dam to Divert Water to Urmia Lake

EghtesadOnline: Kani Sib Dam project in Piranshahr, West Azarbaijan Province, as one of the sources to supply water to the troubled Urmia Lake, is near completion, head of Urmia Lake Restoration…
2020-06-09 11:58
Mission to Revive Urmia Lake Making Progress

EghtesadOnline: To revive the desiccated Urmia Lake $250 million will be allocated in the next fiscal year that will start in March 2020, the first vice president said.
2020-01-05 05:58
UN-Backed Tech Gathering to Focus on Urmia Lake Restoration

EghtesadOnline: A UN-backed tech event aimed at tapping the potentials of local startups and tech firms to boost efforts for restoring Urmia Lake will be held in November.
2019-10-30 11:47
Water Level Rising in Urmia Lake

EghtesadOnline: Around 2.46 billion cubic meters of water has been released from dams in West Azarbaijan Province into Lake Urmia since the beginning of the current water year (last September),…
2019-07-21 10:01
Reclaimed Water Helping Revive Long-Disturbed Lake Urmia

EghtesadOnline: Close to 60 million cubic meters of treated wastewater enters Urmia Lake every year, the managing director of West Azarbaijan Water and Wastewater Company said.
2019-05-26 10:33
Lake Urmia Reemerging

EghtesadOnline: An estimated 2.7 billion cubic meters of water has been released from dams in West Azarbaijan Province, namely Boukan Dam into Urmia Lake since the beginning of the current water…
2019-05-13 13:38
Urmia Lake Restoration Efforts Making Headway

EghtesadOnline: The project to divert water from Kani Sib Dam in West Azarbaijan Province to Urmia Lake has had a work-in-progress rate of 73% since 2016, the head of Urmia Lake Restoration Program…
2019-03-02 11:53
Australian expert team to visit Urmia Lake in April

EghtesadOnline: An expert team from University of Melbourne will again travel to Iran to hold workshops and technical meetings and visit Urmia Lake in the middle of April.
2017-03-14 15:29
FAO launches a four-year comprehensive program to save Urmia lake

EghtesadOnline: FAO signed an agreement on Tuesday with the Urmia Lake Restoration Commission (ULRC) at Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology to lend substantive technical assistance for the…
2016-09-07 13:26