WANA (Jun 08) – The Tehran Municipality has initiated a specialized subterranean urban defense infrastructure program, with the city’s first dual-purpose “parking-shelter” complex scheduled to open next week, municipal officials confirmed in a press briefing today.

 

The Spokesperson for Tehran Municipality, Abdul-Motahhar Mohammadkhani, stated that while the administration had refrained from announcing the policy prematurely over the past year, the structural framework for these underground facilities is now officially underway.

 

The inaugural complex will be unveiled next week in District 10, with several existing structures slated to be upgraded to meet modern defense shelter standards.

 

“Questions regarding the precise model of municipal defense in the context of active warfare must be addressed by technical experts, and this framework needs to be thoroughly communicated to both the media and the public,” Mohammadkhani stated.

 

He added that the city has, for the first time, reviewed a comprehensive underground detailed plan integrated with passive defense principles, incorporating subterranean medical, relief, and safety spaces.

 

Minor Post-War Residential Repairs Near Completion

Providing a detailed assessment of the city’s post-war reconstruction efforts following recent structural damage, the spokesperson announced that minor repairs to affected residential units are virtually finished.

 

Out of approximately 40,000 units requiring light structural or cosmetic remediation, 98% of the work has been executed. The remaining 2% consists of specific cases where residents have either not yet come forward or documentation has not been finalized.

 

The municipality outlined further progress across varying tiers of damage:

  • Moderate Repairs: 85% progress has been achieved across 8,899 documented units, with completion expected within the next two weeks.
  • Structural Retrofitting: 48% progress has been made on 748 units requiring targeted reinforcement.
  • Demolition and Reconstruction: Over 40% progress has been recorded for 1,728 heavily damaged units designated for complete rebuilding.

 

Mohammadkhani clarified that these metrics reflect the fulfillment of the municipality’s direct obligations, which include expediting construction permit issuances and facilitating tripartite contracts between the city, residents, and designated developers. Once these steps are finalized, active construction passes to the contracted parties.

 

Civil engineering operations have already commenced on several targeted sites. Notably, Jajroudi Street in District 4—which gained widespread attention on social media following a direct missile impact—has become the first site to break ground on the construction of entirely new residential units.