Astara's "burnt cinema" project will be revived after 20 years with a new contract

Astara - The mayor of Astara said: The commercial and cultural project called "burnt cinema" of Astara will be completed after two decades of suspension, with the signing of a new contract in the next 36 months with the investment of the private sector.

According to Mehr reporter, Meisham Alwanpour, on Monday evening, during the signing of the contract for the completion of the commercial and cultural project of Astara Municipality called "Burnt Cinema", which was held in the presence of the Inspector General of Gilan, city officials and members of the Security Council, stating that this project was started in 2005 as a partnership between the municipality and the private sector investor, he said: "The commercial building at the location of Cinema Sokhte in the center of Astara city was being built since 2005, but due to non-performance The previous investor, according to his obligations and according to the order of expropriation issued by the judicial system, the right to continue the executive operations was revoked from the investor, and the project remained half-finished with 65% progress.

Referring to the long follow-up process, the mayor of Astara added: In the past four and a half years, numerous meetings were held in the inspection organization with the presence of Mr. Aghaei and his colleagues. In the Security Council, the governor and members of the council followed this issue many times. The police force was fully supported, and the diligent and skilled prosecutor of Astara, Mr. Dr. Hasanbeigi, solved the knot of this case with his resourcefulness and effective intervention.

Referring to the legal stages of the call, he said: There were participants in the first and second stages of the call, but the envelopes were not opened. In the third stage, the participant was present and after detailed legal, technical and financial evaluations, the winner of the call was announced that Mr. Khadim al-Watan, as a new investor, will present the implementation plans and according to the contract, this project will be completed within the next 36 months.

Referring to the poor condition of the half-finished structure of "burnt cinema", Alwanpour said: This building had become one of the main problems of the city in the past years. It was an abyss and even a suicide place. Fortunately, with the signing of this contract, the problem of one of the critical points of the city will be solved and this abandoned structure will become an active commercial and cultural complex.

He also appreciated the support of the city council and added: The members of the council had strong support in this matter, they made the necessary approvals and hammered the plan to its conclusion.

Referring to the importance of this event for the people of Astara, the mayor of Astara said: In these difficult economic conditions, hearing the news of the start of the reconstruction of this project can be a happy news for the people. God willing, the executive operations will begin with the new investment in the coming weeks.

The "burnt cinema" project will turn from the backyard of a criminal into a center of economic development

Referring to the theory of "broken window" in criminology, "Ahmad Aghaei", the inspector general of Gilan, also considered the situation of the project of two half-finished buildings in Astara as a clear example of this theory and added: due to abandonment, these structures had become backyards for criminals and misbehavior, and there was an urgent need to deal with them.

He emphasized: Completing this project will turn this traumatic environment into a place of sustainable business and economic development capacity.

The inspector general of Gilan, pointing out that this case has reached the task determination stage with the continuous follow-up of the judicial system and the assistance of the Astara prosecutor, considered employment as the main priority in this project and said: In tenders and auctions, the competence and capacity of the investor is important for governance, and fortunately, the new investor, in addition to financial ability, has an attachment and belonging to the city.

Referring to the years of abandonment of the building, Mr. Aghaei emphasized the necessity of strengthening and added: This action should be done with the cooperation of the municipality and the executive bodies so that the project enters the operation stage with the necessary standards.