Explaining some details of the 179 approved provincial projects of the Popular Administration's trip to Hamedan province, the President said, "In the Popular Administration, efforts have been made to solve the problems of Hamedan province in the fields of water supply, agriculture, employment and housing in a short period of time".
On Thursday evening, at the end of the 30th leg of the provincial tour of the Popular Administration, this time to Hamedan province, Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi said in a press conference, "From the first days of the Popular Administration's term, I was following up on solving the water problem in Hamedan and one of the priorities of Hamedan's governor general was to speed up the implementation of the water supply plan from Talvar dam".
The President stated that unfortunately the completion of this project has been delayed for nearly 17 years, and added, "In recent months, the amount of work has been done for several years and the delays of this plan have been compensated, and based on the investigations, it was decided that this plan will be completed by the next 2 months and put into operation".
In response to the question of what plans the Popular Administration has to make the agricultural economy more active and improve the farming pattern of the province, Dr Raisi said, "In addition to diverse mining, tourism, and industrial capacities, Hamedan also has significant capacities in the agricultural sector, which should be paid attention to".
The President stated that one of the reasons for the migration of villagers to the outskirts of cities is the lack of economic benefits for farmers and villagers, "If the agricultural economy is activated, the rural economy will prosper and we will witness the cessation of the emptying of the villages".
Explaining the requirements for creating prosperity in the agricultural economy, Dr Raisi noted, "The first requirement for making agriculture affordable is to solve water supply problems. In this context, reforming water resource management is the most important action, and along with that, reforming the cultivation pattern should be done".
The President continued, "In addition to managing water resources and reforming the cultivation pattern, paying loans to farmers and guaranteeing the purchase of products in the form of contract farming are also among the effective measures that will help the rural economy and agricultural economy to prosper".
In response to a question about the government's plans to solve the problem of high housing prices in Hamedan, Dr Raisi said, "Unfortunately, in the past years, there has been insufficient work to provide enough housing units in the country, which is about 1 million units per year, and the Popular Administration has started its job".
The President stated that the construction of 4 million housing units during the 13th Administration is what the government has promised, what the country needs and also a legal obligation, and added, "In Hamedan province, there were shortages in the field of providing enough land for the implementation of the national housing movement, which with the efforts of the governor general and the Minister of Roads and Urban Development, these deficiencies have been resolved and Hamedan's rank has promoted from the last position in terms of land supply to the fifth position".
Ayatollah Raisi continued, "Today, the necessary preparations have been made and the work of building residential units in the form of the National Housing Movement has started in Hamedan and will be followed seriously".
The President continued by stating that during this trip, 179 projects were approved to accelerate the completion of half-finished projects and the development of Hamedan province adding, "With the priorities set, 35 projects in the field of infrastructure, 3 projects in the field of soil, water and agriculture, 25 projects in the field of treatment and health, 75 projects in the fields of culture, tourism and sports, 33 projects in the field of employment creation and 2 projects in the field of industry and mining have been approved during this trip".
Improvement of 32 aqueducts, completion of sewage networks and treatment plants in different cities of Hamedan province, and implementation of water supply projects to the cities of the province are among the government's plans and programs to solve the problems of Hamedan province".
At the end of his speech, the President congratulated the journalists and the press present in this meeting and appreciated their efforts in informing about the travel plans of the Popular Administration to Hamedan province.