According to FRWO’s website, Ali Mohammadi Moghaddam,
Director General of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Chaharmahal
& Bakhtiari Province said that some 175 billion RLs has been spent for
the implementation of these projects.

He also added that this year some 227 billion RLs have
been allocated for the implementation of watershed and aquifers recharge
projects in the province that has been spent for 149 projects in 30
watersheds.

Director General of Natural Resources and Watershed
Management of Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari referred to the control of flood
water, water infiltration in the underground aquifers and flood prevention as
well control of soil erosion as the advantages of watershed management.

In this ceremony, the Governor-General of Chaharmahal and
Bakhtiari also announced the allocation of 10% of the national watershed
budget to Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari province.

Eqbal Abbasi added that the implementation of watershed
management and aquifer recharge is especially important due to the recent
decline in rainfall and drought occurrence.

He concluded that special attention should be paid to the
watershed management and aquifer recharge since it is linked with the
development of the province and resolving the problem of unemployment.