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2019-09-22 19:30
By Faranak Bakhtiari
World Car-Free Day: costly cars, cheap fuel to blame for air pollution
TEHRAN – Air pollution incurs financial loss of about 140 million rials (nearly $3,300) for each family in Iran annually, however both high-priced vehicles and low-cost fuel are to blame for the air pollution severely haunting big cities of the country, said Behzad Ashjaei, secretary of the technical inspection committee of the Department of Environment.
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2019-01-20 22:54
Tehran mayor calls on universities to cooperate on proper waste management
TEHRAN – Pirouz Hanachi, Tehran’s mayor, has called on academics to cooperate on waste management, which has turned into the capital’s main challenge along with air pollution, Mehr news agency reported on Saturday.
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2019-01-08 20:18
Tehran mayor calls on students to join ‘car-free Tuesdays’ campaign
TEHRAN – Pirouz Hanachi, the mayor of Tehran, has called on students to join him on ‘car-free Tuesdays’ campaign, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
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2018-12-04 21:20
Tehran mayor joins ‘car-free Tuesdays’ campaign
TEHRAN – The newly-elected mayor of Tehran, Pirouz Hanachi, has joined ‘car-free Tuesdays’ campaign, cycling to his office or heading to work by bus or subway.
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2018/02/27
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Car-free Tuesdays or car-packed Tuesdays
TEHRAN — Car-free Tuesdays campaign, aimed to promote cycling and public transport, seems to be losing momentum most probably because of the inefficient infrastructure in the country.
