Water in Kerman is Cancerous

Kamall Javanmard, the representative of Kerman in the Supreme Council of Provinces, pointed out the health problems faced by the people of this province, stating: "Water supply in Kerman is still being done through asbestos pipes, while the use of these pipes in the water supply network leads to cancer." The Supreme Council of Provinces is composed of representatives from the city councils of the provinces of the country. Each provincial council is made up of elected representatives from the city councils of the counties in that province. According to the constitution, the Supreme Council of Provinces has the right to prepare proposals within its duties and submit them directly or through the government to the Islamic Consultative Assembly. According to a report on Friday, June 7, ILNA, Mr. Javanmard mentioned that currently about 900 villages in Kerman are supplied with water via tankers and that Kerman's water balance is negative, adding: "In plains like Rafsanjan, there are sinkholes that have caused land subsidence, indicating that officials need to focus more on the water crisis." Kamall Javanmard added: "In Kerman, water supply to the people is still done through asbestos pipes, and these pipes have not yet been phased out." This is not the first time that the carcinogenic nature of Kerman's water has been discussed. About two years ago, Masoumeh Ebtekar, the Vice President and head of the Department of Environment, stated: "The suspicion of pollution in Kerman's water and the possibility of it being carcinogenic is denied, and the use of contaminated aquifers for drinking is not allowed." Mr. Javanmard emphasized: "There is a direct relationship between the high rate of cancer in Kerman and the use of asbestos pipes, which indicates that one of the noteworthy variables concerning the high cancer rate in Kerman is these asbestos pipes and hazardous materials in the water."