Iran’s Water Crisis Continues

Villages and towns across Iran continue to suffer from a shortage in water supplies—and not only the drought is to blame. The crisis, according to MP Mohammad Taghi Tavakoli, who sits on the parliamentary committee for water, stems from the local government’s failure to address the rapid reduction of underground water reserves, as well as mismanagement of resources. A damaged infrastructure has meant that water reserves have flown into rivers, leaving people in rural areas without adequate access to the water they need. In Borujerd, western Iran, city committee head Nasser Moradi reported that 16 out of 56 villages now receive drinking water from tankers.

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Tasnim news agency