Here is a look at the causes behind lack of water in Iran 1) One of the causes of water scarcity in southern Iran and the rest of the country is because of extensive and generally non-scientific dam building by Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
The lands that have been dried up by these dams are grounds for particulate storms.
The dam was built on a salty ground.
However, the project continued, and the result was that not only the water behind the dam became salty water, but also many of Khuzestan’s land suffered irreparable damage due to water salinity.
In July, people of Khorramshahr came to the streets for lack of drinking water.
This city is located near the Karun River, but it does not have drinking water.
5) Also in July in Borazjan, which was suffering from lack of water and people were protesting, the IRGC attacked Kazerooni farmers’ pumps and killed one of the farmers.
Drying of Lake Orumiyeh is partly due to 80,000 deep wells dug around it.
9) Mohamad Nasari, representative of Khuzestan province in the Supreme Council of the Provinces, said: “The problem of water salinity in some cities in Khuzestan is serious.
Water salinity in some cities in Khuzestan such as Shadegan, Abadan and Khorramshahr, is the same as the salinity of the sea and the transport of water with tankers does not provide the people’s needs, and people have to buy mineral water for drinking.” 10- According to the IRNA State News Agency, in May 2018, a member of the city council said about the situation in the city of Ahwaz: "The situation in Ahwaz currently is very dangerous and volatile.