The Northern Railway project was returned to the consultant due to environmental issues
Ali Selajgeh said: The report of the environmental committee of the Northern Railway project was reviewed and there were some flaws, which were returned to the project consultant to fix the problems.
In a conversation with the reporter of the Moj news agency, the head of the environmental organization said whether the implementation of the railway project in the northern region of the country is based on the upstream documents and without environmental damage, he said: the most important upstream document is Territorial arrangement It is based on the climate, type of soil and even the population situation of each region that determines what type of activity is allowed or not allowed at any point. Therefore, implementation plans in the northern region of the country must be carried out with an environmental permit
Ali Selajgeh added: Report of the environmental committee Northern Railway Plan There were also reviews and errors that were returned to the project consultant to fix the problems.
In response to the question that it is said that the Russians have proposed the route in the Northern Railway project, he clarified: No, it is not like this at all and this plan is carried out with the review of Iran’s Environmental Organization.
Head of the Environmental Organization pointed out that 20 animal species of Iran are on the verge of extinction and we are currently working on them. Yaz, ibex, copper sheep, etc. are among those animal species that we have a comprehensive plan to prevent their extinction.