US EditionIran’s capital and surrounding province will shut for a day due to a heat wave
TEHRAN PROVINCE, IRAN, JUL 20 – Tehran officials call for at least 20% water use reduction as key dams drop below 20% capacity amid a heatwave driving demand for cooling and water supply pressure.
- Tehran residents were instructed to avoid using tap water due to disruptions in water supply amid an intense heatwave sweeping across Iran.
- Iran's national meteorological service reported that temperatures have surpassed 50°C in some areas during the current heatwave.
- Tehran's regional water authority stated that dam reservoirs are at their lowest level in a century due to declining rainfall.
- Tehran Water Corporation CEO Mohsen Ardekani stated, 'If there's a 20% cut in water usage, there will be no shutdowns.
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All government offices, banks and businesses in Iran's Tehran province and the capital Tehran will be closed on Wednesday due to extremely high temperatures and the need to save energy.
Iran’s capital and surrounding province will shut for a day due to a heat wave
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian government offices, banks and businesses in the capital province of Tehran will shut down on Wednesday due to an intense heat wave and the need to conserve energy, state-run media reported.
The Iranian authorities have asked the population to limit its water consumption, reported on Sunday 20 July from the state media. It is not uncommon in this season, but it seems that it...
Tehran's water management company has called for a reduction in consumption of "at least 20%", while dams "have been at their lowest level in a century".
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