Tehran municipality approves $11m for Arbaeen

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Chamran, chairman of Tehran City Council, has announced.Tehran municipality allocated 300 billion rials (nearly $11 million) to provide
essential services, facilities, and equipment, as well as help to create bases needed by Iranian pilgrims, he noted, ISNA reported on
Sunday.The budget aims to provide essential services, facilities, and equipment, as well as help to create bases needed by Iranian
anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Imam of Shia Muslims, and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).Each year, a huge crowd of
people flocks to Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located, to perform mourning rituals.This year Arbaeen falls on
September 17.Before the outbreak of coronavirus, some 2 to 3 million Iranians attended annually in the Arbaeen march