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2020-11-07 18:33
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Water transfer projects: beneficial or detrimental to environment?
TEHRAN – Iran inaugurated the first phase of a major water desalination and transfer project on Thursday aiming at alleviating and even meeting the urgent need of central arid areas for water, however, is it really beneficial, or is going to incur irreparable losses to the environment?
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2020/09/20
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Quenching thirst of arid plains or jeopardizing nature?
TEHRAN – Transferring water from a basin to drought-ridden areas over varying distances is among the plans in Iran to quench the thirst of some provinces, while construction of such tunnels is inherently risky and can result in unpredicted events or irreparable environmental issue.
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2020-09-12 12:00
Persian Gulf water transfer project to start within month
TEHRAN – The first phase of the water transfer project from the Persian Gulf to the provinces of Kerman, Yazd, and Hormozgan will be put into operation in the next Iranian calendar month of Mehr (September 23-October 22).
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2020-07-24 17:01
Iran plans building desalination plants along Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) is preparing a plan to deploy desalination plants on the shores of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman in order to supply drinking water to the coastal provinces.
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2019-12-16 18:27
Water transfer from Sea of Oman to be implemented soon
TEHRAN – Transferring water from Sea of Oman to eastern drought-ridden provinces of the country will soon be implemented, Ahmad Ali Moohebati, governor-general of Sistan-Baluchestan province told ISNA on Monday.
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2019-07-03 20:59
Water transfer system to Shadegan wetland inaugurated
TEHRAN – A water transfer system has been established to transfer water from Karun river to Shadegan wetland in order to revive the international wetland, Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday.
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2019-03-10 23:34
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Massive water transfer projects not to ease acute shortages but cripple ecosystems
TEHRAN – Water transfer schemes looking attractive to many of those residing in drought-stricken central Iran worried about drought, not only does not eliminate water scarcity, but inevitably involves polluting the environment along with damaging agriculture, people’s fragile source of income.
