Development of rural water supply projects in 133 villages of Mazandaran

Water supply projects were implemented in 133 villages of Mazandaran in the last two years.

According to Ambassador Arjan of Mazandaran, Mazandaran governor announced the implementation of 133 rural water supply projects with a credit of more than 2 thousand billion Tomans in the past two years and said: network reform and development, construction of transmission lines, equipping wells and increasing the water supply capacity have been important axes of these measures. ‎

Referring to the importance of sustainable supply of drinking water in rural areas, Mehdi Yunsi added: 1,791 villages with a population of more than 1,37,000 people are now covered by rural water services, and the number of rural water subscribers in the province has reached 552,268 subscribers.

He added: The existing rural water infrastructure of Mazandaran includes about 189 thousand 996 cubic meters of reservoirs in the exploitation circuit, 3 thousand 131 km of transmission line and 13 thousand 139 km of water distribution network. Also, 589 pumping stations with a total capacity of 7 thousand 34 liters per second operate in this sector.

Governor of Mazandaran continued: 38 thousand 672 water distributions have been handed over and the network improvement plan, network development, improvement and construction of transmission lines, drilling and equipping of wells, improvement of existing resources and construction of pumping stations are on the agenda.

Pointing to the implementation of 133 water supply projects with a credit of 2,540,000,000 Tomans, Yonsi noted that the improvement and development of infrastructure and increasing the stability of the network are requirements for the provision of drinking water in villages, and the maintenance and renovation of existing networks should be taken into account at the same time as the implementation of new projects.

He added: Part of the rural water networks of the province is worn out and planning to improve these infrastructures along with the development of water supply and transfer capacity is of particular importance.