Reservoirs of the dams supplying water to Tehran are presently at their lowest degree in a century.
Iranian authorities have urged individuals to restrict water consumption because the nation grapples with extreme shortages throughout an ongoing heatwave.
The nationwide meteorological service mentioned Iran is experiencing its hottest week of the yr to this point with temperatures exceeding 50 levels Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in some areas.
Authorities spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani introduced in a put up on X on Sunday that Tehran province would observe a public vacation on Wednesday due to the continued heatwave.
“In gentle of the continued excessive warmth and the need of conserving water and electrical energy, Wednesday … has been declared a vacation in Tehran province,” she wrote.
Temperatures in Tehran reached 40C (104F) on Sunday with an extra rise to 41C (106F) forecast for Monday, in keeping with meteorological studies.
Impression of local weather change
Water shortage is a significant situation in Iran, notably in arid provinces within the nation’s south, with shortages blamed on mismanagement and overexploitation of underground assets, in addition to the rising impression of local weather change.
Tehran metropolis council chair Mehdi Chamran urged individuals to “preserve water to keep away from drops in provides”, in keeping with the ISNA information company.
Authorities throughout Iran have issued related appeals in current days, asking residents in a number of provinces to restrict water utilization.
Tehran’s provincial water administration firm known as for utilization to be diminished by “not less than 20 p.c” to assist ease the shortages.
In a press release, it mentioned “the reservoirs of the dams supplying water to Tehran are presently at their lowest degree in a century”, following years of regular decline in rainfall.
Javan, a conservative newspaper, reported on Saturday that authorities diminished water provides in components of the capital in a bid to mitigate the disaster, leading to “water outages lasting between 12 and 18 hours” in some areas.
Vitality Minister Abbas Aliabadi apologised on Sunday for diminished water provides, saying the transfer comes “to raised handle assets”.
