Iran Press/Iran news: In the ceremony that was held on Friday during Hassan Rouhani's visit to the province, the first phase of the project was opened.
The project is capable of covering 295 thousand hectars of Khuzestan Province, Iran Press reported.
President Rouhani also visited Khuzestan Water and Power Authority’s monitoring Centre and evaluated the condition of the dams in the province.
In this visit, Rouhani was briefed by managers and engineers on the level of water and outflow and inflow of the 11 dams in the province.
After listening to the reports, the president stressed that with regard to the rainfall in the coming days, the water level and the condition of dams in the region should be managed well so that little or no damage is inflicted on the area.
The President has travelled to Khuzestan to visit flood-hit areas after visiting northern provinces of Golestan and Mazandaran.105
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