Tehran administration, Iraqcut off the water flowing to the city for days and without notice, thirst The problem continues to put the country in a difficult situation, especially in the summer months.
One of the country’s most important water resources Little Zap Juice It also comes from Iran and flows through the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah to the city of Kirkuk and from there towards the interior.
The fact that Iran’s cutting off of the Lesser Zab River since August 13th was reported to the UN reveals the seriousness of the water shortage experienced by Iraq.
“Cut off water is a threat to the environment”
Selam Ömer, Director of the Ranya District Water Department of the Sulaymaniyah province, IranianHe made a statement to the AA correspondent regarding the cutting off of the Lesser Zab River flowing into Iraq.
Ömer said, “As of August 13, the flow of Küçük Zap Water has stopped. We tried to store water in some places in our region. So we didn’t let Kaladize go without water.”
Stating that water shortage is a threat to the environment, Ömer noted that the fish ponds and agricultural areas built along the Zap will be damaged by the water shortage.
“So far we have not received any response from the UN”
Pointing out that water cuts are the central policy of Iran, Omar said:
“We informed our authorities about the issue, but we also informed the United Nations. If this situation continues, we will be heading towards bad conditions in the coming years.
This situation may lead to an environmental disaster for our region. But so far we have not received any response from the UN.”
“Iran turns the water off and on at its own pleasure”
In his statement to the AA correspondent on August 18, Ömer stated that Iran cut off the water again in July and said, “Due to Iran cutting off the water, the daily water level in the Dokan Dam (which is the largest dam in the KRG) decreased by 7 centimeters per day. We heard.” he said.
Stating that they had a big problem with drinking water due to Iran cutting off the water, Ömer emphasized that this problem started to increase even more due to the recently built dam in Iran.
Regarding how long the water outage will continue, Ömer said, “We are not fully informed about this issue. Iran turns the water on and off at its own discretion. This period sometimes extends for 2 days and sometimes up to 10 days.” had used the words.
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