Watershed Management Plan Implemented in High-Risk Areas of Mazandaran

Sari – The head of the IRGC Construction Mobilization (Basij) in Karbala, Mazandaran, reported the implementation of a plan to build stone-mortar flood barriers in high-risk waterways across the province to control runoff and reduce flood damage.

Sari - The head of construction mobilization of the Karbala Corps in Mazandaran announced the implementation of the plan to build stone-mortar dams in the high-risk areas of the province with the aim of controlling runoff and reducing damages caused by floods.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan, Col. Reza Suleimannejad, in a conversation with reporters on Tuesday afternoon, announced the cooperation of this group with the General Directorate of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of the province to implement watershed management projects and build dams in flood-prone areas.

Referring to the signing of a joint memorandum of understanding between the Basij Construction Organization of the Karbala Corps and the General Departments of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Mazandaran, he stated: This cooperation was formed within the framework of the Deprivation Camp of Imam Hassan Mojtabi (AS) and with the aim of strengthening civil infrastructure, reducing deprivation and contributing to the sustainable development of the province.

The head of Basij construction of Karbala Mazandaran added: In the implementation of this memorandum, the technical and executive capacities of related institutions will be used along with people's participation in order to provide the basis for the implementation of effective plans in the field of watershed management and to improve the safety of areas at risk.

Emphasizing the necessity of implementing preventive measures in the accident-prone areas of the province, Suleimannejad said: One of the main axes of this program is the construction of stone-mortar dams in the high-risk areas of Mazandaran, which, based on the planning, includes a total of 16 thousand cubic meters of executive operations within three years.

He explained about the implementation scope of this plan: 11 thousand cubic meters will be implemented in the area covered by the General Directorate of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Sari and 5 thousand cubic meters will be implemented in the scope of the General Directorate of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Nowshahr.

In the end, the head of Basij construction of Karbala Mazandaran noted: The implementation of this plan is followed by the approach of managing runoff, reducing the vulnerability of high-risk areas against floods, and strengthening preventive measures in the watershed area.