STORY: Eco-friendly sewage plant built in Iran
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 30, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2024
LENGTH: 0:00:44
LOCATION: Tehran
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT

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An Iranian petrochemical company in the northeastern province of North Khorasan has built a wastewater treatment plant within the complex to prevent urban sewage from pouring into a nearby river and supply the entire amount of water it needs, the company said Sunday.

At a press conference on Sunday, Yousef Hassani, managing director of Khorasan Petrochemical Company, said that the sewage plant, which was built as part of a national project in the provincial capital Bojnurd, was inaugurated at a ceremony on Thursday attended by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Hassani said that the project, with an investment of 15 million U.S. dollars, prevents the city's sewage from entering the Atrak river to help protect the environment and improve citizens' health.

"The water treatment plant helps supply 5.5 million cubic meters of water needed by the petrochemical company (via an 11-km pipeline) and also treats the effluent discharged from the complex," he said.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tehran.
(XHTV)