Revival of Orumiyeh Lake needs national resolve

Revival of Orumiyeh Lake requires national resolve and public participation, said a lawmaker from this northwestern city. Salman Zaker told IRNA Sunday that ecological damage to Orumiyeh Lake National Park is tantamount to the destruction of agriculture in the West and East Azarbaijan provinces and extinction of birds and wildlife. Although 230 legislators in a letter to the president have called for saving the... [read full story]