Aug 13, 2023, 1:21 PM
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Iran to spend over $3.2 bn on desalination projects in southeast

Aug 13, 2023, 1:21 PM
News ID: 85197501
Iran to spend over $3.2 bn on desalination projects in southeast

Chabahar, IRNA – The project to desalinate water from the Sea of Oman and transfer it to Sistan and Baluchestan province and other eastern provinces is 12% complete, Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, Abbas Aliabadi has announced.

The government has allocated over $3.2 billion for the project, which will provide fresh water to people in the eastern provinces, Aliabadi.

Aliabadi plans to visit the strategic project that transfers desalinated water from the Sea of Oman to cities and villages in the eastern provinces, especially Sistan and Baluchestan.

The project has made 12% progress in a year and a half, and its goal is to transfer water through Zahedan County, which will lead to increased employment and production, and overall progress, he said.

The minister also mentioned that Chabahar, Iran’s largest oceanic port, will have access to water so that its residents won’t have to worry. 

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