(Radio Farda) As years of drought and water mismanagement have depleted underground water reservoirs, Tehran is sinking by 8-10 inches a year. On Oct. 30, Yahya Jamour, the technical deputy of the Mapping Organization, told ISNA that some electricity towers have tilted as a result of the land subsidence. Jamour estimated the rate of subsidence in Tehran at 18 cm. or 8 inches a year, while areas around Tehran are sinking at a rate of 26 cm. or 10 inches.
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