Tag: Hamid Chitchian

Minister warns water shortages threaten farming

  Iranian Power Minister Hamid Chitchian says water consumption must be regulated and managed properly and the illegal use of underground waters must be stopped, or the country will face continued droughts and the end of agriculture. IRNA reports that according to Chitchian, the cost of water extraction and irrigation for agricultural products makes those […]

Minister warns against finger-pointing in efforts to save lake

  Iranian Minister of Power Hamid Chitchian told a meeting for the rescue of Lake Oroumiyeh today that the correct approach is not to point fingers at perpetrators of the crisis but rather to find solutions.” All our actions and those of the people in the region have led to the current situation,” Chitchian said; […]