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DROUGHT INFLICTS US$490 MLN IN DAMAGE TO WEST IRANI PROVINCE.
SHAHR-E KORD, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Prov, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The drough which hit Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province (west Iran) this year inflicted over Rls 850 billion (US$490 million) in damage to its agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors as well as to farmlands and various natural resources, the head of the province's agriculture department said.
"Rainfall in the province during the two previous Iranian years of 1378 and 1379 decreased 28 per cent and 34 per cent, respectively, compared to last year's rate," Sabzali Kaviani told IRNA.
He said implementation of under-pressure irrigation projects as well as building of more earth dams and adoption of proper water ...
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Text of report by Iranian conservative, privately-owned Fars News Agency website Ardabil Province, 23 December: The head of the Agricultural Jihad Organization of Ardabil [Province] has said that this year's drought and the lack of rains caused damage worth over 2,390bn rials [about 239m dollars]
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Source: HighBeam Research, DROUGHT INFLICTS US$490 MLN IN DAMAGE TO WEST IRANI PROVINCE.