Iran: Tower Block Building, a Tunnel for Regime's Theft

By Mahmoud Hakamian

IRAN, 20 July 2017-- Geographically speaking, Tehran is located in a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. In the meantime, officials and bands within the regime have through building high-rises prevented the city from breathing; first by eradicating Tehran’s northern gardens to make room for new buildings, and then by erecting tower blocks in gardens’ places, thereby preventing airflow in the city.

 

 Half of the Tehran Municipality's budget for the upcoming fiscal year

Excessively building tower blocks is one of the main problems in Tehran and Iran’s other big cities so that in addition to Tehran’s other issues, this one has now turned into a pollution stabilizing factor in the city.

As it was seen in regime’s so-called presidential debates, the issue was used by candidates as some sort of leverage used against rivals.

“He’s only a construction mayor”, said Rouhani’s first vice president ‘Jahangiri’, addressing Tehran mayor ‘Ghalibaf’ during regime’s so-called presidential debates, adding “He’s only issuing permits. Go see what damage the tower blocks erected in Tehran’s 22nd district have done to the city.” (Sham presidential debate, aired on state TV, April 28, 2017.)
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