Explanation of the Prosecutor General of the country regarding the permission to seal fuel oil tanks in the winter/hard choice between bad and worse!

Fars news; Legal and judicial group: According to the Air Quality Control Company, since the beginning of the year, Tehran has had only 2 days of clean air and 110 unhealthy days for sensitive groups and 16 unhealthy days for everyone.

With the continuation of unhealthy weather conditions, it is necessary to address this issue as one of the examples of public rights. According to the circular issued by the Attorney General of the country at the end of December of this year to the Attorneys General of the country, “following and monitoring the implementation of the Clean Air Law” is one of the examples of public rights, which is entrusted to the Environmental Protection Organization.

In this circular, while enumerating the most important tasks of executive bodies in observing public rights, the necessity of implementing legal tasks and judicial follow-up has been mentioned as one of the duties of prosecutors across the country. This means that the prosecutors all over the country should follow up on the contents mentioned in this circular and follow up until the desired result is achieved.

According to this circular, “Enhancement of environmental standards”, “Prevention of the activities of polluted centers”, “Supervision of units, service, mining and health centers that pollute the environment”, “Transfer of polluting production units from residential areas”, “Closing order Workshop or factory that pollutes the air” and “prevention of electromagnetic pollution” are among the cases that are mentioned to follow up and monitor the implementation of the clean air law.

Prosecutor: Healthy air requires close cooperation of all institutions and people

Hojatul Islam Mohammad Jaafar Montazeri, the Prosecutor General of the country, in response to the Fars reporter, said about the issue of air pollution: Air pollution is one of the examples of public rights, and we have taken steps in the Prosecutor General’s Office. The issue of air pollution and the right of citizens to use healthy air is related to the collection of citizens, including the government, people and institutions.

The Attorney General of the country added: If all of us, including the people and officials and institutions related to healthy air such as the environment and municipalities and those who live as ordinary citizens in the society, are interested in creating a healthy air, the problem will be solved. be; Because it is not the case that one or two devices are to blame for air pollution.

Hojat-ul-Islam Montazeri stated: The citizen who gets into a car and does not follow the rules, and factories, municipalities, and the Ministry of Oil each have a type of fault. That bus driver who leaves the bus on at the bus stop and deadly substances come out of his car’s exhaust, that citizen who does not repair his car on time, the citizen who does not adjust the heating devices at home and work properly, all contribute to air pollution. have.

He said: “If we need healthy air, we must interact, and if the Ministry of Oil standardizes all fuels, but the motorcycle and car manufacturers do not comply with the standards in the manufacture of cars, then the actions of the Ministry of Oil will be ineffective.” If the industrial devices comply with the rules, but our fuel materials do not have the necessary standards, the actions of our industrial devices will be ineffective.

Hojat al-Islam Montazeri emphasized: healthy air requires close cooperation of all institutions and people. Every person should do his part in removing air pollution, whether this person is at home, factory, shop, car, etc.

The Attorney General of the country said: Direct devices effective in air pollution must fulfill their duties. At the Attorney General’s Office, we are taking the necessary measures, but the necessary results have not been achieved, and we have had frequent meetings with various departments, including car manufacturers, etc., but unfortunately, the desired result has not been achieved, which is due to the non-cooperation of the relevant departments. .

He said: Our country has a very precious blessing of gas. But according to published statistics, our dear country consumes the most gas in the world! In the winter season, people do not use chairs, coal, firewood and fire as in the past, and most parts of our country are blessed with gas, and gas has been supplied to distant villages. Therefore, gas consumption increases significantly in winter.

Hojat al-Islam Montazeri stated that part of the gas consumption is related to power plants and another part is related to domestic consumption, and said: Our gas production is not such that it can meet all these needs in the winter season with the quality that people are used to. be accountable. Therefore, the authorities request people to reduce their gas consumption so that they can supply the gas used in power plants such as power plants.

The Attorney General of the country stated: Our gas production is not in such a way that it meets the needs of factories and electricity production centers as well as domestic consumption. Gas production in our country is limited, and our gas consumption is more than production in the winter season, and we face problems in supplying gas to power plants, when it is not possible to supply gas to power plants, alternative fuels are used. The alternative fuel for gas in power plants and factories is diesel fuel, which causes air pollution by using diesel fuel.

Pointing out that we are currently facing a kind of contradiction that only people can solve, he clarified: If we all get used to using minimum heat in the winter season and allow the gas required for power plants to be supplied, then definitely. Air pollution is reduced.

Hojat-ul-Islam Montazeri said: Last year, according to the order of the prosecutors, we sealed several diesel fuel tanks. But the officials said that if these seals are not removed, we will face a power outage. Inevitably, in order for the people to enjoy the blessing of electricity, the seals of the tanks are removed for a period of the year and we allow the use of fuel oil in the power plants. The use of the same diesel fuel and the same air pollution.

The Prosecutor General of the country stated: Despite all these issues, there is no reason for us to face this air pollution. Of course, it should be kept in mind that air pollution is a global issue and some of the claimed advanced countries are also suffering from it. Solving the problem of air pollution requires a public determination and each and every person should accompany us to see the reduction of air pollution.

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