Zamaneh Media
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
Zamaneh Media
No Result
View All Result

Success reported in efforts to bring back Lake Urmia

by Zamaneh Media
December 6, 2015
in Featured Items
Reading Time: 1min read
0
Success reported in efforts to bring back Lake Urmia

The chief environmental official for Western Azerbaijan Province reported on Sunday December 6 that 700 square kilometers of the southern parts of Lake Urmia are now covered with water.

Lake Urmia

The Mehr News Agency reports that according to Parviz Arasteh, the chief causes of Lake Urmia’s resurgence have been increased precipitation, the dredging of rivers and main entries to the lake and the linking of the Zarinneh River and the Simineh River.

Arasteh added that that depth of water in the southern area of the lake is between 12 and 20 centimetres, explaining: “With 90 million cubic metres of water from rivers and direct precipitation, the water surface has now increased to about 1,100 square kilometres.”

He stressed that channelling the Zarineh River into the Simineh has been the most effective step in the replenishment of Lake Urmia.

A budget of 3.5 billion toumans has been reportedly allocated to cover 4,000 square kilometres of Lake Urmia with water and protect the regional environment. Arasteh stated that last year, 4 billion toumans was spent on mulching, the construction of ponds on the islands and combating dust particles.

The replenishment of Lake Urmia, Iran’s largest inland lake, is the biggest challenge facing the Iranian government in the context of the countrywide water crisis that has plagued the country in recent years.

Tags: Lake Urmia
Previous Post

Hundreds arrested for cybercrimes by Tehran Police

Next Post

Minister reports flu fatalities as virus expected to spread

Related Posts

Poverty and State Suppression; the Story of Iranian Workers in the 15th Labor Newsletter
Featured Items

Poverty and State Suppression; the Story of Iranian Workers in the 15th Labor Newsletter

January 21, 2021
Insulin Shortage Under Sanctions: Domestic and foreign profiteering, incompetence, and corruption
Featured Items

Insulin Shortage Under Sanctions: Domestic and foreign profiteering, incompetence, and corruption

November 26, 2020
Arms embargoes are pushing Iran into the arms of Putin and Xi Jinping
Featured Items

Arms embargoes are pushing Iran into the arms of Putin and Xi Jinping

October 24, 2020
“They are treated like trash!” – Abuses in Iran’s Rehabilitation Centers
Featured Items

“They are treated like trash!” – Abuses in Iran’s Rehabilitation Centers

October 2, 2020
A wall in the so-called "Kidney Street", officially Farhang Hosseini street, in Tehran. On the wall, there is a mobile phone number with this explanation: "Center for buying and selling organs", 2020
Featured Items

Instagram used as a market place for illegal organ trafficking

September 29, 2020
Novo Nordisk in Iran: An Investigation
Featured Items

Novo Nordisk in Iran: An Investigation

September 23, 2020

RSS Iran in other media

  • Inside the attack that almost sent the U.S. to war with Iran - Yahoo News
  • Iran Rejects Nuclear Deal Talks With U.S. Proposed by Europe - The New York Times
  • US carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian backed militias - CNN
  • US attacks ‘Iranian-backed military infrastructure’ in Syria - Al Jazeera English
  • U.S. Launches Military Airstrikes Against Iranian-Backed Militants In Syria - NPR
  • US carries out airstrike against Iranian-backed militia in Syria in Joe Biden's first military action - ABC News
  • Iran: Killings Near Pakistani Border - Human Rights Watch
  • What Is the Iran Nuclear Deal? - Council on Foreign Relations
  • Iran Curbs Nuclear Inspectors, but Appears to Leave Space for a Deal - The New York Times
  • Iran's Compromise With Nuclear Monitors Limits Escalation - Bloomberg
Zamaneh Media

© 2020 Zamaneh Media

More information

  • Sponsors
  • Donate
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Legal

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise

© 2020 Zamaneh Media