Inauguration of 499 Projects on the Occasion of Victory of
Revolution

Dr. Khosrow Shahbazi Acting Head of FRWO announced in
Esfahan that some 499 natural resources and watershed projects will be
inaugurated on the occasion of victory of the Islamic Revolution throughout
the country.

According to FRWO’s website Dr. Khosrow Shahbazi Acting
Head of FRWO, in a trip to
Esfahan on Saturday announced that on the occasion of the
41st anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, some 499
natural resources and watershed projects will be inaugurated with a total
budget of 522 billion RLs throughout the country.

In the sideline of the ceremony, Dr. Shahbazi added “One
of the interventions that help reduce damages of flash floods is to recharge
aquifers and qanats with IWM techniques which is carried out in form of IWM
projects throughout the country.

He reiterated “One of the challenges we are witnessing
today in the country is the depletion of aquifers due to over-exploitation of
water resources that IWM projects can play a decisive role in reviving them
and consequently saving the livelihood of farmers.

In this ceremony, some 308 projects in agriculture sector
were inaugurated with a total budget of 3310 billion RLs with the presence of
Dr. Rezaei Governor General of Esfahan province of which 35 projects
with a budget of 188 billion RLs belonged to natural resources and watershed
management activities.

After the ceremony, Dr. Shahbazi departed for Barkhar
township where he inaugurated two plantation projects for control of wind
erosion hotspots and also visited the progress of other projects funded by
National Development Fund in the region.