"As a water-saving measure, supplies have reportedly been cut off to several neighbourhoods in recent days, while outages were frequent this summer. In July and August, two public holidays were declared to save water and energy, with power cuts an almost daily occurrence amid a heatwave that saw temperatures rise beyond 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in Tehran and exceed 50C (122F) in some areas."
"A year ago, the Amir Kabir dam held back 86 million cubic metres of water, Parsa said, but there had been a 100 percent drop in precipitation in the Tehran region. Parsa did not provide details on the status of the other reservoirs in the system. According to Iranian media, the population of Tehran consumes around three million cubic metres of water each day."
An unprecedented drought has caused a 100 percent drop in precipitation in the Tehran region. The Amir Kabir Dam, one of five reservoirs supplying the capital, holds only 14 million cubic metres of water, eight percent of capacity. At current levels the dam can supply Tehran for roughly two weeks. A year earlier the dam held 86 million cubic metres. Tehran’s population consumes about three million cubic metres daily. Water supplies have been cut to several neighbourhoods and outages were frequent. Public holidays and power cuts have been used to conserve water and energy amid heatwaves exceeding 40–50 Celsius. Officials warn the crisis is severe.
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