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The Ministry of Agricultural Jihad has drafted one-year and three-year strategic plans with the aim of fighting drought

8 Jun 2008 16:04

The Ministry of Agricultural Jihad has drafted one-year and three-year strategic plans with the aim of fighting drought
 
The one-year plan consists of developing agricultural infrastructures, supplying sufficient water, conducting watershed management projects, and creating aquifers,Mehr reports.
 
 
 
Meantime, a budget to the tune of 250 trillion rials (some 27.5 million dollars) has been marked down for the long term three-year plans to fight drought.

Furthermore, Iran’s parliament has passed a bill for allocating 20 trillion rials (some 2.2 million dollars) to compensate for drought losses and the implementation of water saving plans

Reporter : mehdi akbarsefat
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