Zamaneh Media
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
Zamaneh Media
No Result
View All Result

New Hope for Vali Asr Cedars

by Zamaneh Media
October 10, 2014
in Latest Articles
Reading Time: 2min read
0
New Hope for Vali Asr Cedars

After decades of decline the tall old cedars lining Vali Asr Avenue, the main artery of the Iranian capital, have become the focus of a city revitalization project.

Ali Mohammad Mokhtari, CEO of Parks and Green Spaces of the City of Tehran announced the approval of a project to replenish the remaining old cedars on Vali Asr Avenue as well as to plant new ones to replace the many trees that have fallen and died in the past decades. 

Mokhtari was quoted in a Sharvand website report saying that cedars with 'high roots' are to be planted in between the old tree rows where dead ones have been removed.

It has been over a decade that a high number of the old cedars on Vali Asr Avenue, the longest street in the Middle East and also famous for its old trees, have died and been stricken down by disease. Right now, only the north half of the avenue has kept its beauty.

On October 9, Mokhtari delivered a report on the situation of urban green spaces at Tehran City Council announcing that the plan to revitalize Vali Asr Avenue's trees has been approved and will soon be implemented.

He reported that the City has bought and imported new equipment to carry out the project. The equipment was reportedly imported from Germany and are now in the disposal of the Parks and Green Spaces giving them the capabilities to transport the old giant logs.

Mokhtari added that the young trees will be from Tehran area. "Saplings will withstand the ordeal of transportation and relocation better when they are from the same habitat." The planting will begin this winter as the trees go into their winter sleep.

As to how many of the trees on Vali Asr are sick, the CEO replied: "The trees are exposed to a number of diseases; however, the remaining ones are mostly healthy. We regard these trees as a priority for being an important part of the City’s historic and natural heritage. The establishment of the Vali Asr Avenue's Trees Organization and Preservation Committee in recent years is a direct product of the high regard for these trees.”

About 90 years ago some 30,000 trees were planted on each side of Vali Asr Avenue within a distance of one meter from one another to a total of 60,000.

Some 7 decades later the number of the trees was estimated at 11,500 and 9 years later the numbers had dropped further down to 9,000. Today only 8,000 of the cedars remain which includes some disease affected ones.

A few years ago the City began to plant seedlings next to old trees to remedy the declining number of trees but they did not survive.
 

Previous Post

Journalist arrested after critique of Saqez Police

Next Post

Ministries cooperate to put young panhandlers in school

Related Posts

Encyclopaedia Iranica: a Dossier
Latest Articles

Encyclopaedia Iranica: a Dossier

February 28, 2021
Veiled Identity
Latest Articles

Veiled Identity

February 22, 2021
Untold Stories from Encyclopaedia Iranica: Interview with Abbas Amanat
Latest Articles

Untold Stories from Encyclopaedia Iranica: Interview with Abbas Amanat

February 11, 2021
November 2019: Which security and militia institutions started violence and shot people?
Latest Articles

November 2019: Which security and militia institutions started violence and shot people?

January 8, 2021
Encyclopedia Iranica “A real tour de force” is in Peril
Latest Articles

Encyclopedia Iranica “A real tour de force” is in Peril

December 24, 2020
The US Election and the Iranians’ Views: a Reflection of the Hatred for the IRI
Latest Articles

The US Election and the Iranians’ Views: a Reflection of the Hatred for the IRI

November 3, 2020

RSS Iran in other media

  • Iranian forces killed or wounded 16 Kurdish border couriers in February: Rights group - Kurdistan24
  • Arab ministers consider ways to tackle Iran's interference in region - Arab News
  • UAE chairs meeting on Iran meddling in Arab affairs - Gulf News
  • Senators grill Biden nominee as proxy for wider Iran-deal debate - The Washington Post
  • Mediterranean oil spill is ‘eco-terrorism’ by Iran, Israel says - The Jerusalem Post
  • Roundup: Iraq reports highest daily COVID-19 cases as Iran calls for avoiding travelling during New Year holiday - Xinhua | English.news.cn - Xinhua
  • Iran taps old clients in Asia in hopes of US sanctions lifting - Aljazeera.com
  • Iranian health minister calls for refraining from travelling during Iranian New Year holiday - Xinhua | English.news.cn - Xinhua
  • Israeli minister accuses Iran of link to oil spill off its shores - Region - World - Ahram Online
  • Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's imprisonment in Iran a 'blot on British diplomacy' - Mirror Online
Zamaneh Media

© 2020 Zamaneh Media

More information

  • Sponsors
  • Donate
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Legal

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise

© 2020 Zamaneh Media