Water Shortage in Tehran: Risk Intensifies Within Two Weeks

Drinking water reserves in Tehran are on the verge of depletion. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

According to the information, the city is at risk of running out of water supply within two weeks. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described this situation as a “national-level emergency.”

One of the key facilities supplying water to the city — the Amir Kabir reservoir — is currently operating at only 8 percent capacity. The reservoir contains only 14 million cubic meters of water, which is significantly lower than last year’s figure of 86 million cubic meters.

The decrease in rainfall and drought are also causing underground water sources to dry up. Tehran’s population needs 3 million cubic meters of water daily, but in some districts, water supply has already been restricted.

Experts emphasize that if rainfall does not continue and emergency measures are not taken, the capital’s population may need to be evacuated. It is estimated that this process would involve nearly 10 million people.

This situation has the potential to become one of the largest ecological and humanitarian crises in Iran’s history.