Water will be transferred from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea to 3 provinces of the country
According to Moj news agency, Ali Selajgeh, the head of the country’s environmental protection organization, said on the sidelines of the 20th international environmental exhibition: “Fortunately, we expected the country to take good measures in terms of science, technology and economy in preserving the environment, and various industries in the field Social responsibility has implemented good programs to protect the environment.
He added: Currently, a lot of efforts have been made in the complex of petroleum refining industries, and the reconstruction and renovation of various parts of these industries have started to reduce environmental pollution. They have also taken good steps to recycle waste water.
The head of the Environmental Protection Organization continued: Today’s exhibition was the first exhibition after the corona era in which domestic companies had a significant presence, and various international companies will be present in the exhibition planned for May.
Scrapping one car for the production of 4 new cars
In response to a question regarding the eventual scrapping of used cars, he said: This issue is part of the Clean Air Law, and good arrangements have been made in this regard, and an amendment in this regard was considered in the parliament, and it was rejected again, and we hope that a good process will be formed in order to One used car should be scrapped for every four cars produced.
Handing over 5 thousand mines by the Ministry of Industry
In response to another question about the handing over of 5,000 mines by the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, Selajgeh said: We have spoken with the Minister of Industry and according to the law, if these mines are in protected areas, we will follow up further. Of course, we do not hesitate to help both in national production and in the improvement of environmental indicators, and we are not complacent in dealing with shortcomings.
He said: “The names of 5,000 minerals that are to be handed over have been announced to the Environmental Organization in order to take the necessary measures to protect the environment.”
Negligence of developed countries in the field of green climate
Regarding the recent meeting of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in the field of environment, Selajgeh said: the basic discussion of finance, technology and capacity building in order to take measures to deal with the climate and protect the environment was brought up, and in the field of technology and capacity building, things went well. But in the discussion of financial issues, developed countries have not fulfilled their obligations well.
He clarified: In the last 6 to 7 years, 100 billion dollars were supposed to be brought to the Green Climate Fund by developed countries, while these countries have supported only 40 billion dollars, and that was only given to certain countries. and we did not use it.
In response to another question about the budget of environmentalists, Selajgeh said: In general, the Environmental Organization has paid attention to both benefits and rights, and positive steps have been taken, such that an extra 50% has been allocated for employees and environmentalists. . In terms of benefits, we have a good situation for employees.
He announced the allocation of 21 billion Tomans for the provision of equipment for different provinces and said: This equipment will be purchased in the form of packages and will be delivered to the provinces in the next one to two days.
Warning about suffocation of Anzali lagoon
The head of the Environmental Protection Organization said about the situation of the Anzali Wetland: In this wetland, a Jihadi camp has been established under the Provincial Environmental Protection Command, and one of the topics identified in the field visits is that the water entering the wetland has returned, and in other words, the wetland is suffocating due to construction. The wall has been created.
He said: We have ordered the destruction of this wall so that we can see a living wetland and we have requested the prosecutor’s office to follow up on this issue.
The story of transferring water from the Sea of Oman to Sistan and Baluchistan and Khorasan
Regarding the issue of transferring water from the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, Selajghe said: This water should be used in the oceanic and maritime debate, the countries bordering the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf also use this issue, and in the discussion of water transfer, especially for Sistan and Baluchistan, South Khorasan and Razavi are considered, of course, the sea water of Oman has a better quality, and besides these issues, we monitor the environmental indicators.