Iraj Roghanchi, official biking and mountain climbing instructor told Mehr News local correspondent in Ramsar that he was walking 1000km distance between Astara in extreme west and Gorgan extreme east coasts of Caspian Sea, and talked to Mehr News en route in Ramsar Aquatic Park. “In August 12, 2006, Tehran Convention on the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea made the sea central to the mission,” said he, and that “after cycling the distance, I decided to walk the distance to promote the message of protection of environment.”
“I started walking in Astara on August 12, with the prediction that I will be in Gorgan after 3 weeks of walking,” he added.
Roghanchi lamented the fact that some opportunists exploit the nature bestowed by God for all humanity so easily and even some go unpunished by the law. “I wish my initiative would lead to demolition of such private buildings,” he emphasized.
Roghanchi illustrated his experience in other countries regarding protection of the coast ecosystem. “I have bicycled along the coasts of other countries; but in no place have I seen even a cigarette filter; the juxtaposition of mountain ranges and thick forests of Iran and the natural beauty in Hirkani is unparalleled by any other similar setting,” he added.
“The wastes have been dumped in the coasts with plastic bags and bottles which are advertised in the mass media by expending huge amounts of money; however, the public purse is empty when it comes to environment; for example, River Zarjoub, which was once the most beautiful river of the country, now has been nominated for the most polluted river on the globe, and disturbs the noses from the far,” he said.
“The local summit Samamous was once embellished with greenery; now, a road has crossed the thick forest, reportedly for the army; the public has used up all plants through uprooting the plants and trees, and now the mountain is only sparsely covered with green,” Roghanchi gave another example of the public onslaught on the environment.
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