Rasht “Zar-o-Gohar” is still under the rubble of pollution

The Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers of Rasht, after years of enduring the suffering of sewage, pollution, environmental problems and disorder, are still under the rubble of garbage and sewage, despite the strict orders of senior officials and the government to solve the problem.

According to the IRNA correspondent, Goharrood passes through the center of Rasht, a city of silver rains. This river originates from a height of 700 meters in the Saravan Mountains and enters the city from the south. Siah Astalakh and suede go to the neighborhood and at the end it flows into Anzali lagoon.

Zarjoub also originates from the low mountains of Hezar Marz, Nizehsar, Joklbandan and Kacha from about 25 km south of Rasht city. East of Anzali Lagoon enters.

The Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers of Rasht, due to their natural location, in the not-too-distant past, in addition to being one of the sights of Rasht, but also a place for fishing and livelihood of local people. But in recent years, with the overflow of municipal and domestic sewage, these two days have become a haven for pollution, garbage and also disease.

Today, as in the past, these two rivers can no longer be named as beautiful places, and there are no words to describe the conditions of Goharrood and Zarjoub, and only images can bear the transmission of their problems. The images you see in this report are the latest IRNA report on the unbearable condition of two rivers, which was recorded this week.

Rivers that in the past, according to the locals and the ancients, even had springs and its water was consumed by the people around it for drinking, are now unbearable even from a distance of a few tens of meters, and its stench annoys every passerby.

The suffering of Zarjoub and Gohar Rood is irresponsible

Rivers are the lifeblood of the planet, we can not ignore this vital principle, rivers are the most vital part of the environment and our lives depend on a clean environment.

As it was said, Zarjoub and Goharrood are not in a good condition in recent years. Environmental problems such as garbage and discharge of urban and industrial sewage are the reasons for the pollution and suffering of these rivers. In addition to creating a stench, especially in summer, It has become a place for a variety of diseases that have plagued the people for years.

But what has hurt these two rivers and their adjacent inhabitants more than anything else is the lack of responsibility in the face of this environmental crisis in one of the most beautiful cities in the country. Despite decades of popular protests, officials as well as environmentalists have not yet been held accountable, and the reorganization of the railway is still underway.

Even in the Sunday evening meeting of the Sola project with the mayor of Rasht, in which several problems were raised, the condition of the Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers and the continued dumping of waste in these two rivers had no place among the questions and concerns of the councilors.

Rivers that in the vacuum of responsibility and organization even opened the feet of the president of the thirteenth government to his problems. Ayatollah Dr. Ibrahimullah Reisi, during his visit to Gilan on the 8th of Bahman, made visiting the Goharrood and Zarjoub rivers a priority of his one-day trip and warned the officials about the problems of this river.

During the president’s visit, he went directly to the suffering and local people near the two rivers to hear the voices of the people, as in other travels, apart from official reports. Some people criticized the president for cleaning up before his visit and called on the president to follow up on the crisis of these rivers.

The president’s emphasis on solving the problem in the shortest possible time

During his visit, Ayatollah Reisi described Zarjoub and Goharrood as the “gold and jewels” of Rasht and said: “These two rivers have been mistreated and today they endure bad conditions.”

In this visit, which was accompanied by Dr. Assadollah Abbasi, Governor of Gilan, the head of the Environment Organization and officials of Rasht Municipality presented a report on the causes of pollution in this river and the environmental damage caused by it, and the discharge of municipal and industrial wastewater in these rivers is the main cause of pollution. Announced.

After hearing the report of the reasons for the pollution of these rivers, the president criticized the unsuitable condition of the Goharrood and Zarjoub rivers and called for planning and organizing the condition of these rivers in the shortest possible time.

Ayatollah Reisi stated: This river can be one of the beautiful effects and tourist attractions and the officials should work with the cooperation of the people in this field.

President’s order to form a working group to revive Zarjoub and Goharrood

Ayatollah Reisi also criticized the situation of the two rivers in Rasht in a press conference and meeting with the elites of Gilan province and called for the formation of a working group to rehabilitate these rivers and Anzali Wetland within 24 hours.

“Unfortunately, in some places, these gifts are not used properly,” he said.

He stated that the mayors of these areas should be activated, stating: the governorate and various agencies, the environment and the working group should be activated so that we do not see the continuation of this situation.

550 billion toman share of Rasht rivers from the president’s visit

The head of the Rasht Islamic Council, referring to the visit of the president’s representative to the Saravan burial ground and Rasht rivers, said: 250 billion tomans from provincial trips and 300 billion tomans from the government budget to revive and organize the two rivers Goharrood and Zarjoub and eliminate Sewage problem was assigned.

Mohammad Hossein Vasegh Kargarnia stated in the meeting of the Islamic Council of Rasht: One of the issues that was the concern of all the people of Rasht and emphasized by the members of the council in order to benefit from government funds for the Saravan landfill and Rasht rivers.

Of course, in the past, the plan to reorganize the Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers received national and provincial funds, but not only was there no change in their situation, but it was not clear at all how and where the allocated funds were spent and no one has been held accountable. .

It seems that despite the considerable credits of the 13th government, in order to organize these two rivers, it is necessary to closely and continuously monitor the cost of the allocated credits so as not to suffer the fate of the previous credits.

It is in charge of rivers with regional water

Referring to the vital role of rivers, the Vice President of the Islamic Council of Rasht said: “Rivers are vital for us and can be used for development, prosperity and prestige of the city and the use of tourism capacity and transport fleet. Goharrood Rasht enjoyed such conditions.

In response to an IRNA reporter’s question about the massive environmental problems of the Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers, Majid Azizi said: “The issue that the city administration has faced in this regard and has not been able to resolve so far is the ownership of these rivers.” The trustee of Zarjoub and Goharrood is the regional water company of the province, which must take action to solve its problems.

He stated: Gilan regional water should be included in the framework of its duties to organize and rehabilitate these rivers or to transfer it to the city management in the form of long-term contracts and agreements with the investor.

The Vice President of the Islamic Council of Rasht, stating that we are looking to resolve the issue of ownership of the Zarjub and Goharrood rivers, added: “Agreements were reached with the regional water of Gilan, which we hope will result in urban management, of course, in this regard, legal vacuum There, legally all rivers are diverted to regional water.

Of course, while the deputy chairman of the city council speaks of a legal vacuum for organizing and solving the environmental problems of the Rasht city district, in many provinces these problems have been completely solved, from which we can go to cities such as Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tonekabon and even many northern cities mentioned that they organized their rivers.

Transfer of criminal wastewater to the arteries of Rasht

Azizi further referred to the issue of discharging municipal sewage into the Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers and added: “Connecting the sewage to the Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers is a crime that has been imposed on us in the past.” Water and sewage should have been focused on national funds to regulate the situation and establish specialized treatment plants, which did not happen.

He stated that the pollution of Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers has affected the whole city of Rasht, adding: “This situation has tarnished the reputation of the city of Rasht, water and sewage must be responsible for this situation.”

Referring to the president’s visit to the Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers of Rasht during the 15th visit of the government delegation to Gilan last month, the deputy chairman of the Islamic Council of Rasht said: Resolve locally.

Referring to the role of people in protecting the environment, he said: “Unfortunately, in addition to the problems of sewage disposal, garbage can also be seen around Zarjoub and Goharrood or inside these rivers, which in this regard requires the cooperation of the people, garbage should not be in Rivers to be dumped.

The need for cooperation of devices to solve the problems of Zarjoub and Goharrood

The CEO of Gilan Regional Water Company stated that the industrial sewage and household wastes of Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers in Rasht have been brought to this day.

In an interview with IRNA, Vahid Khorami, referring to the president’s order to form a working group to rehabilitate the Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers in Rasht, added: Governor’s technical devices do everything they can to rehabilitate these rivers and prevent sewage and pollution.

He said: “Regional water seeks to create a dam upstream to collect water there and when the water of Zarjoub and Goharrood is reduced, it will be released in these rivers, which of course is time consuming and should be in Working group for rehabilitation of Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers for short-term measures.

The CEO of Gilan Regional Water Company stated: Although it is in charge of rivers with regional water, but we have the necessary cooperation with Rasht Municipality to solve the problems of Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers, there is no obstacle for their actions in the rivers, maybe in recent years for Rehabilitation of riverbeds in this city has been done by the municipality.

Deadlines may be the key to solving the problem

What can be concluded from the words of the officials and trustees is that a specific schedule has not been determined yet to solve the problem of these two rivers in the center of the province, and this issue also leaves room for prolonging the suffering of this environmental crisis.

As it is clear, the application of deadlines and deadlines for organizing the Zarjoub and Goharrood rivers is the only way out of the deadlock, which, like the liberation of the beaches, will create an obligation for the officials and trustees in the shortest possible time.

In any case, the suffering rivers of Zarjoub and Goharrood of Rasht are looking for helpful ways to get rid of garbage and pollution and people’s participation to get rid of this disorder.

Gilan has a population of more than 700,000 people, which reaches 1.2 million people per day.