Ministry of Environment Emphasizes Protection of Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Threatening Strict Action Against Violators

rafidainscope - The Ministry of Environment emphasized that protecting Iraq's water resources, particularly the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, requires urgent action beyond superficial solutions. In an official statement, the ministry clarified that the continued discharge of waste and water pollution poses a direct threat to public health and the country's water security. It stressed that the rivers are not dumping grounds and vowed to take strict and continuous legal measures against any entity or institution causing environmental pollution, ensuring future generations' rights to a clean and sustainable environment.