Neka Residents Demand an End to Power Plant Pollution

Shahid Salimi (Neka) Power Plant in Mazandaran Province at irregular intervals uses mazut besides natural gas as feedstock and is contributing to the air and environment pollution in the pristine tourist region in north Iran.
The rural population in the vicinity of the huge complex has often complained about severe environmental pollution.  Brownish smoke, associated with burning mazut, rising from the power plant has disrupted their normal lives, they say.
The director general of the provincial office of the Department of Environment told Bargh News that the issue is important for the DoE.