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Tag: water crisis
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Water resources rapidly drying out in Lorestan
Lorestan authorities announced that overuse of water reserves has completely dried out 1500 aqueducts in the province. Boroujerd prefect told IRNA on Wednesday November…
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Iran cracks down on illegal wells to protect water sources
The head of Tehran Waterworks says 600 illegal wells in the province have been blocked and 1,400 more will be blocked by March. Khosro…
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Water usage puts Iran on track to soon become a desert
The Senior Advisor to the Environmental Protection Agency reports that 85 percent of the country’s water resources are currently being used up each year,…
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Cities in Fars plagued by steady desertification
The head of Fars Natural Resources says 18 of the 29 cities in Fars Province are suffering from desertification. Mehrzad Bostani told the Mehr…
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Protesters accuse company of secretly diverting water
The Semnan Regional Water Company is “secretly” exploiting Abr Forest to transfer water from Golestan Province to Shahroud, according to environmental protesters, who say…
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Water from Georgia potential answer to Iran water crisis
Ali Larijani, the speaker of the Iranian Parliament, says a project to transfer water from Georgia to Iran is part of a “a general…
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Ten provinces suffering seven-year drought
The head of drought and crisis management for the Iranian Meteorological Organization reports that 10 of the country’s provinces have been grappling with seven…
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Khorasan Razavi fights problem of groundwater overuse
Underground waters in Khorazan Razavi are being overexploited by 1.2 billion cubic metres, according to the province’s Regional Water Director. Mohammad Hossein Jafari told…
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Water issues force Fars to end rice production
Rice cultivation in Fars Province has been banned due to a water shortage, Iran’s Agriculture Organization reports. A spokesman for the organization told Tasnim…
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Khuzestan wildlife threatened by disappearing water resources
The depletion of water resources in the protected natural areas and parks of Khuzestan Province is posing a grave danger to the region’s wildlife.…
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New court to preside over disputes about water resources
The Iranian judiciary has announced the establishment of the Supreme Court of Water Resources to address the growing number of disputes over the exploitation…
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Scholar warns of roads, rail tracks sinking into ground
Iranian scholar and researcher Parviz Kardovani has warned that roads and railroad tracks could sink into the ground because of the unregulated exploitation of…