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72 large dams built within 26 years

Tehran, Nov 1 - Some 72 large national dams have been built and commissioned in the past 26 years and 84 more are under construction, said an official in charge of energy affairs here on Sunday.

Briefing reporters on the 57-year history of Iran's water sector, deputy minister of energy for water affairs Reza Ardakanian said that executive operations on 171 large national dams were taken up in 57 years, 19 one of which pertained to 31 years bef ore the Islamic Revolution and 152 in the post-Islamic Revolution era.
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