Lake Urmia's Water Volume Increases Tenfold to 2.52 Billion Cubic Meters

Lake Urmia's water volume has risen from under 260 million cubic meters last year to 2.52 billion cubic meters. The West Azerbaijan Governor also reported an expansion of the water surface area and improved lake levels; changes whose scale is shown in the latest figures.

The water of Lake Urmia was less than 260 million cubic meters last year, which has increased to 2.520 billion cubic meters today.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan, Reza Rahmani, the governor of West Azerbaijan, said: Last year, the water level of Lake Urmia reached less than 260 million cubic meters, which fortunately has increased to 2.52 billion cubic meters, which is about 10 times.

He added: Experts believed that if the water level of Lake Urmia is kept up to 2 billion cubic meters at the end of the hot season, the restoration process of Iran's turquoise gem will be significantly intensified with the beginning of the rainy season, but fortunately, the water level of Lake Urmia at the end of the hot season was about 520 million cubic meters, exceeding expectations.

The governor of West Azerbaijan said: The water area of the lake has reached 1,946 square kilometers, which is more than 1,473 square kilometers more than last year.

The Secretary of Urmia Lake Restoration Staff announced the increase of 1.10 meters in the level of Urmia Lake and said: The level of Urmia Lake is in a much better condition than last year and its level has reached 1,270 meters and 58 centimeters.

Emphasizing that "Today's good condition of Lake Urmia is the beginning of the revival process", Rahmani said: In the form of various campaigns such as "Roof Rowan", dredging operations and organizing the rivers leading to Lake Urmia are being carried out day and night so that God's grace towards the people of the region and the rains of God's blessings can be used to the maximum extent for the revival of Lake Urmia.

He stated: "Effective measures are being taken to improve the cultivation pattern in West Azerbaijan, which can play an effective role in the future of lake restoration. We believe that everyone should work and cooperate to restore Urmia Lake."