Students head back to school in Iran

Autumn has brought back about 13 million students to school in Iran, with special welcoming programs initiated for their return.

Tehran’s Department of Environment started two programs for kids on their return to school this year, one of which is the presence of rangers and the other is the monitoring of pollutant sources.

“The Department of Environment plans to introduce students with their environmental and ecological problems through the presence of rangers at schools,” said Mohammad-Hossein Bazgir, chief of Tehran’s Department of Environment.

“Having knowledge about environment, students can help us to solve ecological problems,” he noted.

Students will attend courses on environmental protection to become more aware of ecological concerns in the city, the official added.

Tehran’s Department of Environment will also begin a new plan for monitoring sources of pollution sources in the city.

“We have recognized some 1,600 places in Tehran including industrial, service or medical centers, which are sources of pollution and we are planning to control their pollution by the next two months,” Bazgir announced.

In autumn and winter, strong winds blow pollution from industrial factories to the center of Tehran, creating what experts refer to as a ‘gas chamber’.

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