dust; Uninvited guests in the capital these days / Why aren’t schools closed today?

Fars News Agency Social Group Yesterday, the Air Pollution Emergency Committee closed primary schools, preschools and kindergartens in Tehran province due to the increase in pollutants in the capital.

There were no reports of school closures, and students were left confused, although provincial officials said the Meteorological Agency had not said the weather in Tehran was critical.

The governor announced that when we realized that the pollutants were high, we closed the schools because maintaining the health of the citizens is our first priority.

To close schools today, the emergency committee met yesterday and decided not to close schools.

The weather is relatively good in the next 24 hours / Schools are not closed

Abed Maleki, the deputy governor for civil engineering, said in this regard: In this meeting, according to the meteorological reports and the air quality control organization of Tehran, the weather condition of the province in the next 24 hours was examined.

In case of change in weather conditions, the next decisions will be notified to the citizens as soon as possible

He continued: “According to the review of the latest satellite maps and forecasts announced by specialized organizations, the weather in the next 24 hours is in relatively good condition; Therefore, schools, preschools and kindergartens in Tehran province will be open tomorrow, Monday, May 10th.

According to the Deputy Minister of Civil Affairs Coordination, in case of change in weather conditions, the next decisions will be notified to the citizens as soon as possible.

Ministry of Health: Our forecast is that the trend of air pollution will continue / We suggested a closure / Lung, heart, elderly and children should not leave home

Due to the pollution situation in Tehran, the Ministry of Health demanded the closure of schools. Abbas Shahsoni, head of the Air Health and Climate Change Group of the Ministry of Health, said yesterday: “The Ministry of Health had made an urgent request to form a committee, a meeting was held and finally, due to the high concentration of air pollutants, it was announced late that schools were closed To be.

He continued: “Our forecast is that the trend of air pollution will continue and therefore the Ministry of Health proposes to close schools and offices if the trend of air pollution continues.”

According to Shahsoni, patients with lung and heart diseases, the elderly and children should not leave their homes and minimize their activities.

What is a dangerous indicator of pollution?

According to this report, the Cabinet of Ministers in the meeting of September 13, 2016 at the proposal of the Environmental Protection Organization (in cooperation with the Ministries of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Interior and Industry, Mining and Trade and the Islamic Republic of Iran) and citing Note (3) of Article (3) The Clean Air Law – approved in 1396 – approved the executive regulations of the mentioned note as follows:

Executive By-Laws Note (3) Article (3) of the Clean Air Law

Article 1- In this by-law, the following terms are used in the detailed meanings related to:

A. Cases (conditions) of air pollution emergency: when the continuation of atmospheric stability (according to the Meteorological Organization) or increase in the concentration of pollutants (according to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in cooperation with the Environmental Protection Organization) in the short term human and environmental health. Take a serious risk.

B- Working group: Provincial working group for coordination of air pollution emergency conditions, subject to Article (4) of this regulation.

C – Air Quality Index (AQI): A number without a unit that indicates the air quality status.

Article 2 – Air quality classes are determined based on air quality index as follows:

Increased clouds and sometimes showers and thunderstorms with the possibility of hail in vulnerable areas, especially on Tuesday

According to meteorological forecast data and maps, the weather in Tehran province in the next few days, slightly cloudy to partly cloudy sky in some hours with strong winds, especially in the afternoon and evening, and dust, especially in the southern and western half of the province and sometimes Extremely strong winds and the infiltration of transport dust from the west of the country during (May 7 and 7) along with reduced visibility and reduced air quality are forecast.

During this period, in some hours, an increase in clouds and sometimes thunderstorms and thunderstorms with the possibility of hail in prone areas, especially on Tuesday (May 10) in the northern half and altitudes is expected.

Tehran sky today (May 7) clear to partly cloudy and in some hours dusty sometimes strong wind with minimum temperature of 17 and maximum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and during Tuesday (May 10) partly cloudy in some hours strong wind and then From noon to partly cloudy with a chance of rain with a minimum temperature of 18 and a maximum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius is forecast.

According to this report, air pollution caused by the increase of dust particles has gripped the people of Tehran. Some believe that this is due to external and some internal. Primary schools were closed yesterday. Decisions were to be made in the emergency committee for today, but in the end they decided not to close schools. According to the Meteorological Organization, there is dust and wind in some hours today.

Air pollution is one of the main problems of Tehran, but the increase in dust particles has been added to it. Now we have to see what the main trustee of solving the problem of air pollution, which is the environment, has plans to solve this problem in Tehran?

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