Iran, One Of World’s Five Major Dam-building States

Bandar Abbas, hormuzgan Prov, Feb 5, IRNA – Iran is one of the five major dam-building countries of the world, said Managing Director of Iran’s Water Management Company Mohammad Haj-Rasouli Monday. Addressing a local ceremony in this southern provincial capital city, Haj-Rasouli said Iran has currently 145 operational dams with the total capacity of 50 billion cubic meters. Referring to the fact that dry and semi-dry climate has dominated some 75 percent of Iran’s soil, he said that during the past decade, the country has faced severe climate situation and lack of rainfalls. However, he added that the crisis was successfully overcome to some extent through appropriate management and planning./end