The project aims to prevent damage to property in case of flooding and provide for 36 million cubic meter of water, to irrigate 4000 hectares of land belonging to Gonbad and Kalaleh in Mazandaran Province.
The project requires construction of a dam, establishing an irrigation network, fencing, and related equipment to achieve the stated objectives which would create 2000 jobs after its completion.
The council also agreed to the Energy Ministry’s request to design and build a tunnel for carrying drinking water to the southern city of Kerman, Kerman Province, in a joint venture with a foreign company.
The tunnel is 64 kilometers in length and 3 meters in diameter, transferring water at a rate of 4 cubic meters per second.
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