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Tehran-Karaj Plain Subsiding 30cm a Year as Water Crisis Deepens
The Tehran-Karaj plain is sinking about 30 centimeters a year, Radio Zamaneh reported, as groundwater levels in Alborz province plains have fallen roughly 20 meters over three decades. The report cites about 1,000 illegal wells in the plain, saying hundreds have been blocked, while Rabat Karim and Baharestan depend on transferred water and infrastructure including railways and gas pipelines is threatened.
