UN radio inspection finds damage and new studios at Abadan transmitter site

At a 60-metre bridge on the Dehloran–Mehran road, experts saw old deck debris and deformed steel reused in a temporary deck. Piers had been repaired, with a new deck planned on them.

Experts assessed three damaged Kondjancham crossings on the Mehran–Saleh Abad road. A deviation bypassed two bridges; the third used a temporary steel deck on repaired piers. Permanent replacement...

At Haftdhaneh’s seven-arch bridge on the Chenel Zari–Sumar road, experts found two spans destroyed. Temporary steel repairs maintained a crossing, but extensive reconstruction was still required.

The mission assessed the bridge at Naftshahr’s entrance, finding it completely destroyed with debris still visible in the river. Authorities intended to rebuild a similar crossing, but the plan was...

At Tangab bridge on the Naftshahr–Qasr-e-Shirin road, experts found only damaged piers left. A box culvert provided a makeshift crossing, many vehicles used the ford, and work on a replacement...

Experts visited Qasr-e-Shirin’s medium-wave transmitter station and found it devastated, with only diesel-generator engine blocks remaining. Reconstruction had recently begun at a site formerly...

At Khosrow Abad’s television/FM site near Abadan, experts found severe damage and scattered wreckage. Reconstruction was under way but the site was not operational; the main television centre had...

The mission visited Bostan’s television site and found total destruction: neither building remained standing and wreckage lay scattered across the area. Reconstruction had not yet taken place.

Experts visited Abdanan, Naftshahr and Kuh-e Nooh broadcast sites, finding severe damage and new replacement buildings. Their expected return to operation by 1992 remained a forecast at the June...

At Abadan’s former radio and television programme-production centre, experts found buildings and equipment devastated. Production had relocated to Ahvaz, while the original complex still required...