People of Borazjan demonstrate for the second day in protest against water cuts

Citizens of Borazjan in Bushehr province gathered for the second consecutive day to protest water cuts and rationing.

IRNA news agency reported that hundreds of people from Borazjan gathered in the city's main square on Sunday night, July 8, and after chanting slogans, marched through the city's main streets.

Videos posted on social media from the Sunday night demonstrations in Borazjan show protesters chanting "Death to the dictator" and demanding the resignation of officials.

The march, which continued until the early hours of Monday morning, July 9, was the second protest march by the people of Borazjan in recent days. On Saturday, the people of this city also took to the streets to protest the water shortage in Borazjan and the irregularity in water distribution, chanting slogans against the government.

The IRNA news agency reported that the deputy governor of Borazjan was present at the protest, and that the people shouted at him to stop him from giving a speech explaining the water problems. The news agency added that a delegation from the Ministry of Energy had left for Borazjan to address the people's problems.

According to videos posted on social media, protesters on Saturday chanted "Our enemy is nowhere, everyone says it's America" ​​and "Incompetent official, resign, resign."

The demonstrations were held over the two days with a large police presence.

Meanwhile, the deputy director of the Bushehr governor's office for construction has promised that the water problem in Borazjan and several other cities in Bushehr province will be resolved through measures such as digging wells, transferring water from Fars province, and operating desalination plants.

Last week, the cities of Khorramshahr and Abadan were also facing water cuts and salinity, leading to protest rallies. These rallies later led to police intervention, clashes, and the arrest of at least 10 people.

The drought crisis, severe reduction in water resources, and drying up of Iran's lakes and rivers have intensified in recent years.

In addition to reduced rainfall, experts consider incorrect policies in water management and uncontrolled dam construction to be among the factors destroying water resources in Iran.

Source: Voice of America