Iran on Sunday inaugurated 57,226 supportive housing units and 202 projects in transport, urban development, and meteorology across the country in an online ceremony attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian.Pezeshkian, in the third phase of the “Path to Transformation” plan, ordered the opening and commissioning of Ministry of Roads and Urban Development’s projects in several provinces, IRNA reported.The housing units included 28,192 urban and 29,034 rural residences delivered simultaneously nationwide. In addition, under a presidential directive, 11,760 land plots were allocated under the Population Youth Plan, and 4,500 hectares of land were made available for the housing sector.The newly inaugurated projects also comprised 84 in transport, 12 in urban regeneration, 11 in new cities, and 95 in meteorology.Speaking at the ceremony, the president praised the efforts of ministry managers, specialists, and provincial officials in executing the projects and stressed environmental protection in development plans.“One of the country’s current challenges is the threat to water resources, particularly underground reserves, and development should not rely solely on wells in various regions,” he said.“Policies related to urban development must seriously consider maintaining balance between resources and consumption,” he said. (ICE TEHERAN)

Fonte notizia: IRAN DAILY