TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) � Iranian deputy minister of energy has announced a new plan to save Urmia Lake.

Iranian Deputy Minister of Energy Alireza Daemi�announced cessation of construction of four large dams�in Urmia�Lake�basin, the largest lake in�the Middle East and one of the unique ecosystems of the world.


Describing the Lake�s latest status�as well as�the�measures taken to�save�it,�Alireza Daemi�pointed to a�series�of�measures focused�on�solving Lake�crisis�including cloud seeding, reducing�water consumption, environmental�impact�assessment, productivity increase, etc.


Alireza Daemi pointed to the governmental budget and necessary funds allocated to save the Lake and highlighted the�measures to be carried out�simultaneously.


Pointing to the�ongoing�improvement in�the level of�the Lake due to more�precipitationduring autumn, Daemi�underlined that the accumulated�rainfall�is around 170 mm which is related to the ecological aspect and requires�extensive�work in�the field of agriculture.


�Dredging�rivers,�cloud seeding�studies,�water transfer from�other�areas and the reservoir drainage�are among activities implemented�or�are�in progress to save the largest salt lake in northwestern Iran, Western Azerbaijan Province,� Daemi added.


By Mehr News Agency





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