Baghdad – IA
The Ministry of Water Resources announced an increase in water storage in the rivers and storage control systems as a result of heavy rains during the past three days, while issuing a warning to residents of the Tigris River Basin.
The Ministry stated in a statement received by the (INA), that “water levels in the rivers and reservoir control systems rose as a result of heavy rains, during the past three days, which were heaviest in the regions of northern and eastern Iraq. This led to an increase in the tributaries of the Tigris River, represented by the Upper and Lower Zab and the Upper and Lower Zab rivers.” Al-Azim and Diyala.
She added, “Some areas of the country on the eastern side also witnessed the arrival of torrents, all of which led to a rise in water levels in rivers, dams and reservoirs such as the Mosul, Dokan, Darbandikhan, Al-Azim and Hamrin Dams, which has a clear effect of increasing the country’s water storage to secure the needs for the upcoming summer season.”
The Ministry confirmed, “There is a large storage vacuum that accommodates large quantities of water imports, in addition to benefiting from it by reviving the marshes within the requirements of UNESCO to keep them on the World Heritage Register, which have suffered from drought during the past years, by releasing quantities of water to the south of the Samarra Dam and from there to the Tigris River.” “.
The Ministry warned residents and those trespassing on the Tigris River Basin, floating bridges and water sources within the basin to take caution and caution until water drainage returns to its normal status through the efforts and mobilization of the staff of the Ministry’s formations responsible for gradually passing the flood wave by reducing damage and ensuring the management of incoming water in a correct scientific manner in the interest of citizens and residents of the southern marshes. Iraq, especially the central marshes and the Hawizeh marshes.”