Officials warn of waterless summer ahead for capital

A board member of the Sustainable Water and Soil Association of Iran warned about the reduction in reserves of dams supplying drinking water in Tehran province, saying that the Iranian capital will "definitely" face numerous problems in supplying drinking water in the summer.

Mohsen Mousavi Khansari, a member of the board of directors of the Sustainable Water and Soil Association of Iran, warned in an interview with domestic media that the capital will "definitely" face numerous problems in supplying drinking water in the summer, given the decrease in the reserves of dams supplying drinking water in Tehran province.

The official described the situation of the five dams that are responsible for providing Tehran with drinking water as "worrying."

Pointing out that Tehran's total drinking water reserves are about 300 million cubic meters, Khansari said: "The Latian Dam and Lar Dam, which are located east of Tehran, have a total of 20 million cubic meters of water and will be taken out of circulation in the coming days, and there will be no water left for Tehran province in the dams in the eastern region."

This board member of the Sustainable Water and Soil Association of Iran emphasized that officials should "declare danger" right now and warn people about the problems of water shortage through the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation, cyberspace, and the media.

The water crisis is one of the serious problems facing humanity in the current century. The alarm has been sounded in Iran for a long time. The death of Lake Urmia and the drying up of other rivers in Iran are examples of the water crisis in Iran.

Iran is a country that, due to its location in arid and semi-arid regions, has insufficient rainfall and water volume, and high evaporation is another climatic problem in this country. To this must be added the unsuccessful management of water resources and excessive dam construction in Iran.

Source: DW