There’s widespread anger among the Ahwazis due to the deprivation of the village “Al-Ghezania” from basic services.
Local sources revealed that “Al-Ghezania” village in Al-Mahmarah city in the Arab state of Ahwaz suffers from marginalization, declining services, and a lack of infrastructure in areas like drinking water, sewage, electricity, and roads, despite its rich oil resources. This continues the policy of the Iranian occupation focused on neglecting Ahwaz’s infrastructure to force the Ahwazi people to migrate.
The sources indicated that Al-Ghezania village faces a drinking water crisis throughout the year, especially during the summer. Despite numerous complaints from the Ahwazis to local authorities and the Iranian occupation, the occupation has not addressed these complaints, and the village remains deprived of most basic services.
Additionally, Al-Ghezania lacks educational institutions and hospitals, forcing many village residents to seek education and medical treatment in nearby villages and Al-Mahmarah city.
Moreover, the village lacks basic services like cellular communications, but the problems are not limited to water and also include other sectors such as health and education.
Al-Ghezania is one of the main areas in Ahwaz and considered the heart of the oil industry. Yet, its inhabitants suffer from water shortages, the absence of roads and schools, and proper sewage.
Earlier, Al-Ghezania city witnessed massive demonstrations in front of the Drinking Water and Sewage Company’s headquarters in Ahwaz. The protests demanded that the Iranian occupation authorities resolve the water crisis and stop stealing the Ahwazi people’s rights.
Ahwaz is considered the most important water reservoir for the occupying state, home to major rivers such as Karun, Karkheh, Dez, and Jarrahi. However, these rivers are still classified among the world’s most polluted and least regulated rivers due to the varied policies of the occupation authorities.
The policy of the Tehran government to rationalize the construction of dams has led to desertification and a reduction in agricultural lands, as these dams are not built on rivers that need them, exacerbating the phenomena of desertification and floods. This has led to the displacement of inhabitants in hundreds of villages in the Ahwaz region, achieving a demographic change in Ahwaz.
