Iranian authorities called on residents to limit the water consumption, as the country at a time of persistent wave of heat struggles with its serious shortcoming, They were introduced on Sunday by local media. TASR informs according to the DPA report. Water lack in Iran is a serious problem, especially in the provinces in the south of the country that plagues drought. The cause of this deficiency is credited Poor management and excessive use of underground sources, as well as the increasing impact of climate change.
The local meteorological service announced on Saturday that Iran is experiencing the hottest week of the year with temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celsius in some areas. In recent days, the authorities in Iran have issued similar challenges to saving water and ask residents in several provinces to limit its consumption, writes AFP.
The Tehran Provincial Water Management Company called on the reduction of water consumption “by at least 20 percent” to alleviate its shortage. In a statement, she stated that “tanks of dams supplying Tehran are currently at the moment The lowest level over the last century ” – after years of constant decline in rainfall.
Conservative newspapers Javan reported on Saturday that the authorities reduced water pressure in some parts of the capital in order to alleviate the crisis, which in some areas led to “outages of water supply lasting 12 to 18 hours”, supplies AFP.
