TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and a group of his ministers visited Golestan province on Thursday to inaugurate some mega projects in the northeastern province, IRNA reported.
Raisi arrived in Golestan province early on Thursday morning through Gorgan Martyrs International Airport and was welcomed by the Leader’s representative in the province, the governor and a group of other provincial officials at the airport.
During his two-day trip, the president visited some water, energy, industrial, infrastructure and construction projects, met and held talks with different classes of people and communities, and participated in an administrative council.
The accompanying ministers also paid visits to various cities of the province to get in touch with people and meet with provincial officials to discuss problems and issues.
In this regard, Education Minister visited Azadshahr and Ramiyan, the Economy Minister visited Aqqala and Bandargaz, the Minister of Interior went to Maraveh Tapeh, Kalaleh and Gorgan, the Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education visited Gorgan, Aliabad Katol and Galikesh, the Minister of Sports and Youth traveled to Kordkoi, Bandar Torkaman and Gonbad Kavos, Kurdkoi and Ramian, Minister of Transport and Urban Development was in Gorgan, and Oil Minister in Aqqala.
This was President Raisi’s second visit to the province since the beginning of his administration.
In his first visit, Raisi allocated 120 trillion rials (about $240 million) for various development projects in the province, of which so far 43 trillion rials (about $86 million), equivalent to 41 percent, have been realized, and with the President’s second visit to Golestan, new credits were allocated to accelerate the implementation of the projects approved in the first visit.
Inaugurating a 600-bed hospital, several water supply projects, and a project for dredging of Gorgan Bay were among the major projects inaugurated during president Raisi’s visit to Gorgan.
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- source : Tehrantimes
