More Than 120,000 of About 460,000 Licensed Farm Wells Now Have Smart Meters

Jafar Gohargani, acting deputy for water and soil at the Agriculture Jihad Ministry, said at a national meeting on volumetric delivery of agricultural water, reported by Mehr News on Sunday, November 8, 2026 (17 Aban 1405), that more than 120,000 of about 460,000 licensed farm wells have been fitted with smart meters and water-measuring equipment, a little over a quarter.

He said that despite appearing in development plans for more than three decades, the law on volumetric delivery of farm water has not made proportionate progress, and that supplying and installing measuring equipment is the Energy Ministry's legal duty. He said the Agriculture Jihad Ministry is ready to help equip extraction sources over six months to two years, prioritising regions. The report gives no approved timetable or budget for the work.