Tehran Metro in dire straits: MP
Published on Sep 22nd, 2009 by internetcont in Press with
Tehran Times Social Desk www.tehrantimes.com
TEHRAN - MP Ali-Akbar Olia says that the Tehran Metro’s problems should be resolved once and for all.
The disagreement between the administration and the Majlis over the Tehran Metro’s funding should be resolved, Olia told the Mehr News Agency on Sunday.
He stated that the Majlis is dealing with the subway system’s funding problem on a case-by-case basis, but the problem has still not been resolved.
The administration’s representative will be invited to attend a Majlis session to discuss the current situation of Tehran’s subway system, the MP added.
Commenting on the lawmakers’ suggestion that the administration provide the Tehran Metro budget from the foreign exchange fund, Olia said that this would be a short-term solution and would not resolve the subway system’s problems.
He went on to say that the subway system has no funding whatsoever and will face a shortage of spare parts in the near future.
If the current situation continues, the Tehran Metro will not be able to provide adequate service to the people at the beginning of the school year, he stated
