Neka Power Plant Continues Mazut Burning Despite Judicial Ban

Although Shahid Salimi (Neka) Power Plant in Mazandaran Province has been banned by the prosecutor of Neka County from burning mazut to generate power, it has continued to use the highly-polluting substance unabatedly, the head of Zaghmarz Islamic Council in Miankaleh County said.
“The plant’s non-compliance with the court order has endangered the lives of more than 100,000 villagers in more than 20 rural districts, the largest of which is Zaghmarz with about 15,000 residents,” Jamal Aboutalebi was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
“Thanks to burning at least 2 million liters of mazut in the power station, village dwellers in and around the plant have long been suffering from skin diseases, respiratory conditions and eye problems over the last decade, but their complaints have s fallen on deaf ears,” he said.