TEHRAN - Water inflow to Iran’s dams has increased by six percent since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2023) up to August 17, 2024, compared to the same period last year, the new report released by the Water Resources Management Company shows.

According to the said report, during the mentioned period, 40.56 billion cubic meters of water entered the country’s dam reserves, while the figure stood at 38.18 billion last year, Tasnim News Agency reported.

Following the current year’s perspirations across the country, the total volume of water in dam reservoirs has experienced an 11 percent increase compared to the previous year.

The report indicates that the volume of water in the country’s dams from the beginning of the current water year up to August 17, has reached 27.77 billion cubic meters, while the figure stood at 25.1 billion cubic meters last year.

The amount of water outflow from the dams in the aforesaid period has also increased by seven percent to reach 34.82 billion cubic meters. Last year and in the same period, the amount of water outflow was 32.65 billion cubic meters.

The total capacity of the country’s dams stands at 50.5 billion cubic meters, showing that only 53 percent of the dams’ capacity is full.

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