TEHRAN - The total volume of water in Iran’s dam reservoirs has reached 19.8 billion cubic meters since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2022) up to November 11, showing an 11 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

According to Firouz Ghasemzadeh, the spokesman of the Energy Ministry's water industry, the total volume of water inflow to the country's dams since the beginning of the current water year up to November 11 is reported to be 2.12 billion cubic meters, which shows a 21 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

The volume of water outflow from the dams in the mentioned period is estimated at 4.03 billion cubic meters, also indicating an increase of 31 percent. The figure was 3.08 billion cubic meters in the same period last year.

Ghasemzadeh stated that the Zayandeh Rud watershed is in a better condition than last year, saying that the five dams of Tehran Province are also currently 17 percent full, which indicates a two percent increase compared to last year.

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