INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
current water year (September 23, 2021), showing a five percent decline compared to the same period last year.The precipitation rate during
autumn (September 23-December 21, 2021) was not very favorable, as the Meteorological Organization has considered this autumn one of the
driest seasons in the past 50 years.But the situation has improved a bit during the winter, with relatively good rainfall in the country.The
total volume of water input to the country's dams since the beginning of the current water year is reported to be 16.13 billion cubic
meters, which shows an increase of two percent compared to the same period last year.The latest report from the National Drought Warning and
50.5 billion cubic meters.Out of a total of 183 currently operational dams across Iran, 52 are related to the Caspian Sea catchment area, 12
are based in the Urmia basin, 68 dams are located in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman watersheds, 34 dams are in the Central Plateau,
11 dams are in Sarakhs catchment basin, and another six dams are located across the eastern boundary basin (Hamoun).A recent report by
aquifers, which is unprecedented and its revival takes thousands of years along with urgent action.Three Iranian scientists studied 30
basins in the country and realized that the rate of aquifer depletion over a 14-year period has been about 74 billion cubic meters, which is
recently published in Nature Scientific Journal.Also, over-harvesting in 77 percent of Iran has led to more land subsidence and soil
Research and statistics show that the average overdraft from the country's aquifers was about 5.2 billion cubic meters per year.EF/MA
