France24: Tehran faces severe water crisis

Iran's capital Tehran is facing a severe water crisis as the Amir Kabir reservoir, one of its main drinking water sources, has reached critically low levels.

It is currently filled to only 8% of its total capacity, Caliber.Az reports, citing France24.

Authorities have warned that due to a historic drought, the dam’s remaining reserves will last only about two weeks.

The capital’s situation mirrors a wider national pattern, as declining rainfall and reduced dam inflows intensify Iran’s ongoing water crisis.

Behzad Parsa, Managing Director of the Tehran Regional Water Company, said inflow to Tehran’s dams has fallen by 43 per cent compared to the previous water year.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that the government does not plan to cut water, electricity, or gas supplies to industries, despite declining rainfall in recent years.

Widespread drought continues across Iran, putting millions at risk as the country faces one of the most severe water crises in modern history. Officials say this is Iran's driest autumn in decades.

Reservoirs supplying Tehran and other urban centres have dropped to critically low levels, while agricultural production in the nation’s most fertile regions is collapsing, threatening food security and rural livelihoods.

Prolonged dry conditions, reduced rainfall, and declining inflows to dams, compounded by mismanagement and political disputes over water, have sparked public concern and, in some areas, protests.

By Jeyhun Aghazada