Water supply to 157 villages started with a credit of 879 billion tomans

The CEO of the country's water and sewage engineering company announced the start of operation of water supply projects to 157 villages in Lorestan and Zanjan with an investment of 879.6 billion tomans.

According to Mehr reporter, Hashem Amini, CEO of Iran Water and Wastewater Engineering Company, stated on Saturday, Mehr 25th at the opening meeting of rural water supply projects in the Ministry of Energy: within the framework of the "Iran Abad" campaign and the "50 villages every week" program, water supply projects will be implemented in 157 villages in Lorestan and Zanjan provinces.

Referring to the continuation of the implementation of rural water supply projects despite financial limitations, he said: The goal of this program is to provide healthy, hygienic and stable water for villages, especially areas with water stress and unstable water supply networks, and to reduce the distance between cities and villages in accessing water.

Water supply to 5772 villages in the first three years of the seventh plan

Referring to the performance of the seventh development program in the field of rural water supply, the CEO of the country's water and sewage engineering company said: In the first three years of this program, water supply has been done to 5772 villages.

Amini added: Based on the initial goal setting, water supply to 10 thousand villages was predicted in the five-year period of the program. In this framework, the goal of the first year was 2,500 villages and the goal of each of the second and third years was 2,000 villages.

According to him, in the first year of the program, 2,437 villages, in the second year, 2,352 villages, and from the beginning of the third year to 25 Mehr, 983 villages have benefited from water supply projects.

Referring to the continuation of the program until the end of the year, he said: it is expected that 1017 more villages will be added to this collection by the end of the year.

Details of water supply projects in Lorestan and Zanjan

Amini said about the plans opened at this stage: Out of a total of 157 villages, 117 villages are located in Lorestan province and 40 villages are located in Zanjan province.

He added: water supply projects in Lorestan have been implemented with the participation of the private sector, Imam Hasan Mojtabi (a.s.) camp and benefactors.

The CEO of the country's water and sewage engineering company also pointed to the implementation of plans in Zanjan province and announced that 40 villages in this province are included in this phase of the water supply program.

The participation of the private sector, benefactors and the residence of Imam Hassan Mojtabi (AS)

Referring to the role of participants in the implementation of rural water supply projects, Amini said: The implementation of these projects has been pursued with the cooperation of the private sector, benefactors and the headquarters of Imam Hassan Mojtabi (a.s.) and its partner groups.

He also appreciated the participation of the country's water benefactors association and active groups in the field of deprivation and emphasized the continued cooperation of these groups to achieve the goals of rural water supply.

Allocation of only 4 hemats from the credit of 38.5 hemats for rural water supply

The CEO of the country's water and sewage engineering company, referring to the anticipated financial resources for rural projects in 1405, said: Out of the total of 38.5 hemats of credit predicted for this sector, about 4 hemats have been allocated so far.

Amini explained: Part of the anticipated resources was considered in the form of credits related to Article 28, and part was considered from the place of deprivation, according to him, the allocation of these resources has been limited.

Emphasizing the continuation of the projects, he said: despite the limitation of financial resources, the existing capacities in the water and sewage industry are used to advance the projects and fulfill the obligations of rural water supply.

Planning for the operation of water and sewage projects by the end of the year

In another part of his speech, Amini announced the planning for the exploitation of water and sewage industry projects in 1405 and said: The projected projects have been arranged in the form of an executive calendar so that the process of their exploitation can be followed.

He also pointed to the plan for the exploitation of sewage treatment projects and water sector projects and emphasized on the continuation of the construction projects of this industry.

In the end, the CEO of the country's water and sewage engineering company expressed his gratitude to the employees of the water and sewage industry, the contractors and groups participating in the implementation of the projects, and considered the provision of safe and sanitary drinking water and the continuation of services to the villages as one of the main activities of this industry.