UN allocates $135 million to prevent drying of Lake Urmia

UN allocates $135 million to prevent drying of Lake Urmia
# 30 October 2012 12:27 (UTC +04:00)
He said misuse of the water flowing from the rivers into the lake causes drying of Lake Urmia.

Lake Urmia is located in the middle of Eastern and Western Azerbaijan provinces of Iran. 70 percent of 6 000 sq m lake has dried up. Every litre of the lake water contains 400 grams of salt. The government of Iran allocated $900 million to eliminate the environmental disaster in Lake Urmia in September, 2011.
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THE OPERATION IS BEING PERFORMED