Reforming the governance of water resources is on the agenda of the Ministry of Energy

Ali Akbar Mehrabian, this morning, after visiting the Water Research Institute, told reporters that the institute has a key role in predicting the use of technology and improving the implemented projects. By modeling, it tries to fix the problems.

The Minister of Energy called atmospheric forecasting using up-to-date technologies another task of the Water Research Institute and said: “The central program of strengthening the institute and using modern technology is on the agenda and part of the institute’s laboratory equipment should be strengthened.” Has been.

Explaining the rainfall statistics, he added: The amount of rainfall in the current water year is equivalent to an average of 54 years, but the distribution is disproportionate, so that in the southern parts of the south of Fars province, Hormozgan, Sistan and Baluchestan and south of Kerman, rainfall was good and even It has been averaged many times over, but in some areas it is below average, which we hope will make up for these shortcomings.

“Some areas are now very dry and some are 20 to 25 percent away from the average,” he said.

* Water governance transformation program on the agenda of the Ministry of Energy

In another part of his speech, the Minister of Energy referred to the issue of water programs in the 13th government and said: “We have two central programs on the agenda; The first is to reform and strengthen the water governance system. This means using manageable resources to your advantage. On the other hand, many measures need to be taken in this regard. In this regard, we have held many meetings with water managers in the last six months.

He emphasized: “We have a transformation plan in order to improve and strengthen water cooperation.”

“One of the main axes is the presence and participation of stakeholders in resource management and transparency in this area, which we are addressing,” he said.

* Accelerating the projects of the semi-finished water sector is a priority of the Ministry of Energy

Mehrabian in the second axis of the plans of the Ministry of Energy said: Accelerating the implementation of water projects in the country is our second axis, on this basis, we unfortunately see a serious recession and closure of many essential projects that need to be activated. Over the past few months, special projects have been identified and good resources have been provided for them in the 1401 budget, which we hope will be activated by allocating these resources, and by exploiting these projects, a justifiable part of agricultural drinking water problems will be solved.

The Minister of Energy said: “We have several projects that were stopped in the final stages, which should be activated faster and drinking water transmission lines should be implemented in different parts of the country, and this is a necessity.”

He stressed: the country’s resources and credits will be provided through the budget and activating the private sector of the banking system, the National Development Fund, so that the projects can be implemented as soon as possible.

* The price of electricity for low-consumption subscribers does not change

Referring to the change in the tariff system for the water sector, Mehrabian said: “The budget law of 1400 envisages that the bills of subscribers who consume more than the standard will increase gradually.” Those who follow the model do not have any price increase and those who are covered by the Relief and Welfare Committee are included in the free bill by following the model of low consumption.

Regarding the freeing of water and electricity bills in some centers, he said: “This issue is being investigated and will be implemented when it becomes law.”

The Minister of Energy announced that the by-laws have been sent to the government and will be approved soon, and with the approval of these by-laws, those who are below the standard should not worry and those who consume above the model should reduce their consumption to increase electricity tariffs. Do not.

“Subscribers who have high consumption and use water unnecessarily in swimming pools, green spaces and car washes, people do not tolerate because water is provided in difficult conditions, is implemented in difficult budget conditions and is transported hundreds of kilometers of line,” he said. While it is refined in a hard process; Therefore, it is not right for this water to be used for agriculture, green space or car washing.

* The management of the country’s dams has changed

He emphasized: ‌ From the beginning of 1401, we have a plan to stop unnecessary water consumption because people want it from us.

Mehrabian also said about the plan to change the subject of the country’s dams: “In the framework of reforming the water cooperation system, the management of dams has changed during the last six months. Water was stored in dams.

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