Iranian president says country is on brink of dire water crisis

Dubai (Reuters) -ran’s President Masoud Pesshkian reported on Thursday to the excessive water consumption that Tehran said he could face serious problems until September.

Source wrong management and excessive consumption faced Iran, recurrent electricity, gas and water scarcity during the most intense demand months.

“In Tehran, Pezshkian said in a statement on Thursday, if we can’t manage and people do not cooperate to control consumption, there will be no water in the dams until September or October, Pes Pesshkian said on Thursday.

According to the Environmental Protection Organization Director Sheena Ansari and Meteorological Organization, the country has decreased by 40% in rainfall compared to the long -term average for the last four months.

Ansari told the state media on Thursday, “neglecting sustainable development, now led to a large number of environmental problems, such as water stress,” has led to a large number of environmental problems. ” He said.

Excessive water consumption represents a great challenge for water management in Iran, saying that 70% of the inhabitants of the Mehr news agency, Mehr news agency of the water and wastewater company of Tehran, consume more than 130 liters a day.

Natural resource management has been a chronic challenge for the authorities, whether natural gas consumption or water, because solutions require great reforms especially in the agricultural sector representing 80% of water consumption.

On Wednesday, Pesshkian rejected a government proposal on Wednesdays or a one -week holiday in the summer and said, “Closing is a covering and there is no solution to the problem of water shortage.”

In the summer of 2021, protests against water shortage in southwest Iran took place.

(Reporting by Alexandra Hudson by Dubai News Room)