The Majlis Research Center said urban wastewater networks and sewage collection facilities have been expanding but the same is not true for rural areas.
Sewage systems came to the villages long after cities and less than 0.5% of Iran's rural population are linked to wastewater utilities, the MRC said, ISNA reported.
The report said of the total urban population 51% (300 cities) are connected to the wastewater systems and many municipal regions and almost all rural areas are still deprived of it. Absorbing wells are used to dispose wastewater.
November 19, 2020 01:43
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