74,000 ha in Tehran prone to raise SDSs

TEHRAN – Some 74,000 hectares of southern and southwestern part of the capital are prone to give raise to sand and dust storms (SDSs), the provincial Department of Environment chief has stated

“It is planned to assign specific tasks and instructions to related bodies, so that each can take steps to overcome this phenomenon,” Mehr quoted Kioumars Kalantari as saying on Saturday.

Tehran might face SDSs in the next few months. The hotspots are mainly in southern and southwestern parts of the capital, stretching to over 74,000 hectares, he added.

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https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/437823/74-000-ha-in-Tehran-prone-to-raise-SDSs

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July 7, 2019

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