As the country struggles with severe water shortages as a result of an ongoing heat wave, Iranian authorities have urged people to limit their drinking water.
According to the national meteorological service, Iran is currently experiencing its hottest week of the year, with some places experiencing temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit).
Due to the ongoing heat wave, Tehran province will observe a public holiday on Wednesday, according to government spokesman Fatemeh Mohajerani’s announcement in a post on X on Sunday.
Wednesday has been designated a holiday in Tehran province in light of the persistent extreme heat and the need to conserve water and electricity, she wrote.
According to meteorological reports, Tehran’s temperatures rose to 40C (104F) on Sunday and will rise to 41C (106F) on Monday.
Climate change effects
Iran’s water shortage is a significant issue, particularly in the country’s south’s arid provinces, where shortages are due to improper management and overexploitation of underground resources as well as the growing effects of climate change.
According to the ISNA news agency, Mehdi Chamran, the chair of the Tehran city council, advised residents to “conserve water to prevent drops in supplies.”
Authorities in several provinces have recently issued similar appeals to residents of Iran.
In order to combat the shortages, Tehran’s provincial water management company recommended that usage be cut by “at least 20%.”
Following years of steady decline in rainfall, it stated in a statement that “the reservoirs of the dams supplying water to Tehran are currently at their lowest level in a century.”
Authorities cut water supplies in some areas of the capital in a bid to combat the crisis, according to a conservative newspaper, Javan, which reported on Saturday. Some areas experienced “water outages lasting between 12 and 18 hours” in some cases.
Source: Aljazeera
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