Dam reservoir levels have dropped to one-third of capacity / Five dams are in the red

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Firooz Ghasemzadeh, Director General of the National Water Data and Information Office, announced that this autumn has broken the record for the driest season in the past 58 years.

Firooz Ghasemzadeh, Director General of the National Water Information and Data Office, announced that this autumn has broken the record for the driest season in the past 58 years, reporting an 81% decrease in rainfall compared to the long-term average and the reservoirs' storage reaching only 32% (one-third of capacity).

Referring to the rainfall situation in the provinces, he added that Golestan and Ilam provinces have experienced a decrease of less than 50% compared to the long-term average, while other provinces have witnessed a drop of more than 50%.

This official from the country's water industry noted that in 15 provinces, including Tehran, the received rainfall has been less than one millimeter or even nil; this is while all provinces normally receive rainfall in the long-term period./ IRNA

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