Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 6
By Rahim Zamanov - Trend:
Iran's dam water storage volume currently stands at 18.36 billion cubic meters, IRIB News Agency reported on January 6.
The figure shows a nine percent decrease compared to the same period in the previous year.
The country's dam reservoirs' input during the current crop year reached 5.71 billion cubic meters indicating a 29 percent decrease compared to same period last year.
The dam reservoir output from the beginning of the current crop year reached 6.33 billion cubic meters.
Mehr news agency reported on Dec. 21 that the water reserves of dam reservoirs in Iran's capital city reached a critical level and stood at 23 percent of the total capacity.
The volume of water in the five dam reservoirs in Tehran increased by 232 million cubic meters during the current crop year which began September 22, 2013, compared to the same period last year, the report said.
Currently total water volume in Tehran's dam reservoirs has reached 426 million cubic meters which indicates a decrease of 35 percent compared to the same period last year.
The dam reservoirs' input during the current crop year reached 146 million cubic meters showing a 22 percent decrease compared to same period last year.
On October 14, the Iranian PANA news agency quoted the Managing Director of Tehran Water and Wastewater Company Mohammad Parvaresh as saying that Iran's capital city faces a 40 million cubic meter water shortage.
Parvaresh said on July 21 that Tehran province's water consumption increased by 11 percent in the summer compared to the previous year.
According to reports, Tehran experienced water service interruptions for a few hours in some areas in late July.
Water shortages have always been a pressing problem in Iran. The country is located in an arid zone and over the past 40 years has repeatedly faced drought.
The drought of 1992-2002 caused considerable damage to agriculture. Quotas for fresh water were applied in some cities including Tehran.