What were the victims of Chitgar trees? Dehydration, pest or poor management?

Chitgar Forest Park, after years of struggling with water scarcity, the spread of pests, and criticisms of the way of management, is now facing the cutting of thousands of dead trees and the promise of planting new species for revival; Meanwhile, the authorities have different narratives about the causes of the crisis and the contribution of different agencies, and the question still remains, why effective and timely measures were not taken to save the trees before the forest reached such a state?

Chitgar Forest Park, after years of struggling with water scarcity, the spread of pests, and criticisms of the way of management, is now facing the cutting of thousands of dead trees and the promise of planting new species for revival; Meanwhile, the authorities have different narratives about the causes of the crisis and the contribution of different agencies, and the question still remains, why effective and timely measures were not taken to save the trees before the forest reached such a state?