4/26/2015
Confirmed the Karbala Provincial Council, on Saturday, the inability of the Ministry of Water Resources for the provision of water quota for farmers season this summer because of the low levels of the Euphrates River, and as promised consumers of water associations that formed recently that it will not be effective time recently, showed that the well drilling plan in western Khedira area Karbala center is to provide a "drinking water only."
The Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture in the Karbala Provincial Council, Jabbar Djaaz, in an interview with the (long-Presse), "The low levels of the Euphrates River and the scarcity of projected water during the current summer season is because of the lack of rain and snow last winter," noting that "the prevention of Turkish dams amounts Large water and control of terrorist groups to fill tenderness in Syria and the lack of control by the Iraqi authorities on the dams in Anbar province, also contributed to the lower levels of the Euphrates. "
He Djaaz, "The Ministry of Water Resources will not be able to ensure the water quota for farmers and this will greatly affect agriculture in this season," pointing out that "the desert farms will not be much affected by the scarcity of water from the Euphrates being dependent on groundwater but the biggest impact will be on the wet orchards especially areas Znaúb streams and rivers. "
He explained Djaaz, that "the Committee on Agriculture of the provincial council is working in collaboration with the conservative administration and the Department of Maintenance Department of Water Resources, to clean up rivers of aquatic plants and dirt for the delivery of water to water plants in Znaúb rivers areas in rural areas and villages parties Karbala."
He Djaaz, that "all indications are that the scarcity of water from the Euphrates will increase in the coming months," asserting that "crop Stter dramatically as well as the many problems that cause them."
He said Chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the Karbala Provincial Council, said that "consumers of water associations that recently formed in Karbala will not be effective time soon because it is modern and a few water and time is short," pointing out that "drilling wells plan in the west of Karbala Center Khedira area is only to provide drinking water have not been implemented so far due to lack of funds required for its availability. "
The Krplaúaon officials, have revealed on Friday (the 17th of April 2015), about the expectation of the Ministry of Water Resources arrival of the Euphrates River deficit to about 6.5 billion cubic meters during the summer, as shown that the budget funds disrupted proposed drilling 50 wells artesian human and domestic use , confirmed the establishment of associations begin to rationalize water consumption rivers and streams.
The annual need for Iraq from the water about 50 billion cubic meters, while expected to specialists, to inform him water needs until the year 2015 nearly 77 billion cubic meters compared to a decline of imports to less than 43 billion
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