Date: 24 May 2020 ، the watch 01:12
News ID: 9589

Major water, agriculture projects inaugurated in southeast of Iran

A number of development projects were put into operation in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan on Thursday, IRNA reported.
Major water, agriculture projects inaugurated in southeast of Iran

As reported, the projects were inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani and Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian via video-conference. Agriculture Minister Kazem Khavazi was present in the inaugural ceremony of the projects in Sistan-Baluchestan.

Three major water projects valued at 3.56 trillion rials (about $84.7 million) were put into operation in the north of the province. These projects are under the framework of the A-B-Iran program.

Following a program called “A-B-Iran” (the acronyms A and B stand for water, electricity in Persian), the Iranian Energy Ministry is going to inaugurate 250 major water and electricity projects worth 500 trillion rials (about $11.9 billion) in several provinces across the country during the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021).

President Rouhani also inaugurated 807 agriculture projects worth 3.68 trillion rials (about $87.6 million) via video-conference in Sistan-Baluchestan Province in a ceremony attended by the agriculture minister.

source: TehranTimes