President Inaugurates Iran's Largest Concrete Dam

Mianeh, East Azarbaijan Prov, Nov 1, IRNA – The largest concrete dam of Iran was inaugurated Thursday morning in the presence of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in this northwestern provincial city. The arch ‘Shahriar’ dam is 207 meters long and 135 meters high with the capacity of storing some 700 million cubic meters of water. The dam is located some 39 km northeast of the city of Mianeh and is to supply water for agricultural purposes in some 12,000 hectares of lands. It also provides 168 GW of electricity for provincial cities. The dam would help develop industrial and agricultural projects in the region and provide jobs for local residents. President Ahmadinejad arrived in Mianeh Thursday morning on a day-long visit./end