The CEO of the water corporation in Iran’s second-largest city by population, Hossein Esmaeilian, told ISNA news agency that the water storage in Mashhad’s dams has now dropped to less than three percent.
The current situation shows that managing water use is no longer merely a recommendation, it has become a necessity,” he continued. Mashhad, the holiest city in Iran and home to almost four million people, depends on four dams for its water supply. According to Esmaeilian, “8,000 litres per second, of which about 1,000 to 1,500 litres per second is supplied from the dams” were consumed in the city.
It appears possible to manage the situation without rationing or cutting off water if people can reduce consumption by 20%,” Esmaeilian stated, cautioning that those with the highest consumption may be the first to experience supply restrictions.
According to Mehr news agency, Abbasali Keykhaei of the Iranian Water Resources Management Company stated in late October that approximately 10% of the nation’s reservoirs have essentially run dry due to 19 major dams. Although he did not provide specifics, President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that even Tehran may have to evacuate if there is no rainfall before winter.
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