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Iranian capital faces water rationing and evacuations if it doesn’t rain soon, president warns
Tehran's Amir Kabir Dam holds just 8% capacity, enough for two weeks of water supply amid drought, risking severe rationing and urban water crisis, officials warned.
- On Nov 07, 2025, Behzad Parsa said the Amir Kabir Dam holds 14,000,000 cubic metres, just 8% of capacity, and can supply Tehran with water for two weeks.
- Energy Minister Abbas Ali Abadi said on November 3, `We are now entering our sixth year of drought`, with officials reporting a 100 percent drop in precipitation and rainfall roughly 40 percent below seasonal averages this year.
- Tehran authorities have cut supplies to several neighbourhoods and declared holidays to save water and energy, with Latyan Dam only about 9% full, deepening supply strain.
- Authorities signalled potential evacuations and rationing as President Masoud Pezeshkian warned supplies may be restricted next month and continued drought could force evacuation if reservoirs keep falling.
- Longer-Term risks include agriculture consuming about 80% of freshwater, a 62-kilometre replacement line costing roughly $700b, and the National Land Subsidence Control Bill drafted with more than 70 university professors.
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Iran’s capital is facing an unprecedented water and energy crisis as reservoirs supplying the city plunge to historic lows, threatening supplies of drinking water and electricity generation.
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Tehran Faces Water Shortage As Drought Pushes Reservoirs To The Brink - One Green Planet
Tehran’s main reservoir is nearly empty after record drought, putting 10 million people on the edge of a devastating water crisis. The post Tehran Faces Water Shortage As Drought Pushes Reservoirs To The Brink appeared first on One Green Planet.
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