Many Tehran’s population complain that it is impossible to live in the conditions that prevail in the Iranian capital. The government is already considering closing Tehran or shortening the working week.
In Tehran, they closed public toilets, the Iranian media report on Saturday. The local authorities have taken such a step as part of measures responding to acute water shortage throughout the country, TASR writes, according to the DPA report.
In addition to the lack of water, bricks also experience several -hour outages of electricity
The management of the metropolis has not yet commented on these reports, which was published by the Iranian media didban Iran and Sharg. However, several city residents have confirmed that many public toilets, for example at the metro stations, are closed. It is estimated that the metropolitan area of Tehran is a total of approximately 20,000 public toilets.
Energy and water crisis has recently been the biggest problem of most Iran. In recent days, the water supply has been shut down for up to 48 hours in several neighborhoods of Tehran, as well as at least in 50 other cities. As a result of several hours of electricity outages, air conditioning is unusable, although temperatures currently reach 40 to 50 degrees Celsius at present.
Authorities are considering shortening a working week or even closing the capital
Many of the inhabitants of over 15 million Tehran complain in social media contributions that life in such conditions is almost impossible. The Iranian government calls on people to save water, but it is apparently helpless, writes DPA.
The authorities are also considering other measures, including shortening the working week from five to four days or even a weekly closure of the capital, respectively offices, schools and other institutions, to save water and electricity. However, such steps have been postponed for concerns about their economic consequences.
Iranian President Masoud Pezekijan speaks of a “natural disaster” situation that may get worse in the coming weeks, as the water reservoirs are almost empty. He did not even rule out the transfer of the capital.
