Iraq reveals that Iran is building new dams that aggravate its water crisis

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[size=52]Iraq reveals that Iran is building new dams that aggravate its water crisis[/size]

[size=45]On Saturday, Minister of Water Resources Mahdi Rashid Al-Hamdani said that Iran is not complying with the water quota set for Iraq, despite the fact that its dams are filled with large quantities of water, while the local government of Diyala Governorate revealed that Tehran has built a number of dams on the Sirwan River that feeds the Diyala River, which exacerbates the shortage crisis. water in the county.[/size]
[size=45]Today, the minister supervised an irrigation project in Diyala to enhance the conditions of the governorate's river from an irrigation project, and on the sidelines of it, he held a joint press conference with the head of the local government, Muthanna Al-Tamimi.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hamdani said during the conference that the water resources cadres completed the project to irrigate and enhance the Diyala River from the project to provide drinking water for several administrative units, most notably Baquba.[/size]
[size=45]And he indicated that the project was completed in a record time that did not exceed 3 weeks, and includes the construction of a 12-kilometre canal, and it includes crossings and classified sanabilities to deliver water from the Asthal Al Khalis project to the Diyala River.[/size]
[size=45]The Minister of Water Resources confirmed the absence of discussions with the Iranian side regarding the water crisis, despite Iraq sending many communications without any response, expressing his hope for a close response from the Iranian side and negotiation according to the principle of sharing damage in accordance with international norms and charters.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hamdani pointed out that there are large quantities of water in the Iranian dams, despite the lack of water in Iran, stressing that the Iraqi side must be given its share of the dams water and water reserves.[/size]
[size=45]In turn, the governor of Diyala revealed, during the joint press conference, that the Iranian side had established 8 new dams on the Sirwan River, which had caused a 90% decrease in the inputs of the Darbandikhan dam, adding that the water reservoir had decreased significantly.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Tamimi criticized the position of the federal government regarding the water crisis with the Iranian side, and the presence of a federal failure in the negotiations and obtaining Iraq's water rights, in addition to the lack of support for the Ministry of Water Resources to address the water scarcity in Diyala through projects to be completed within two years.[/size]
[size=45]He added that "the water situation is unknown for the next season, and the citizen can be persuaded and accepted to give up farming, but drinking water cannot be abandoned."[/size]
[size=45]Diyala is the governorate most affected by the water crisis due to its dependence on external revenues from neighboring countries and the lack of rain in the last winter season, in addition to the depletion of its strategic water reserves in Lake Hamrin and other areas.[/size]
[size=45]Diyala has been suffering for two years from a suffocating drought crisis due to the lack of rain and the cutting off of shared rivers and streams by the Iranian side, and the Turkish side's reduction of Iraq's regional share in the Tigris River.[/size]
[size=45]The crisis caused the cancellation of agricultural plans and the collapse of the agricultural sector throughout the governorate, in addition to the severe damage to livestock.[/size]
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