Farmers in Rey and Firooz Abad have seen their livelihood threatened by poor water quality. Much of the water used in these farming communities, which is increasingly dirty and polluted, flows in from the towns’ northern neighbor, Tehran. Because other crops have failed, many farmers have turned to rice farming.
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