This year's floods caused more than a thousand billion tomans damage to the roads of Golestan

Gorgan - The General Director of Roads and Road Transport of Golestan announced that more than one thousand billion Tomans of damage has been caused to the roads, technical buildings and ancillary facilities of the province due to 6 floods since the beginning of this year.

Referring to the damage caused by this year's floods, Adel Mosadeghi said in a conversation with reporters: Since April 1405, there have been six floods in the province, which have caused more than one thousand billion tomans of damage to the surface of roads, technical buildings and road side facilities.

Emphasizing the need to speed up the reconstruction of the damaged areas, he added: Considering the critical conditions, the possibility of El Nino phenomenon and spot rains, the management of the consequences of weather events and the restoration of damaged infrastructures are being followed seriously.

The General Director of Golestan Highways and Road Transport stated that the traffic is currently maintained in the affected areas and said: the road communication of the villagers in these areas is maintained at the level of traffic and currently no area is facing a complete disconnection or stoppage of traffic.

Referring to the measures taken to strengthen the reconstruction facilities, Mossadeghi stated: Following Golestan Governor's emphasis, a number of auxiliary machines have been received from the national level and necessary arrangements have been made to send dumpers and excavators from neighboring provinces, including Mazandaran and North Khorasan, so that the process of repairing the damaged roads can be followed more quickly.

He also announced the forecast of credit and executive support for the reconstruction of damaged roads and stated: The General Directorate of Crisis Management and the Provincial Management and Planning Organization are also supposed to use the national capacities and resources from the sale of stone materials and trees left over from the flood to help with reconstruction operations.

The General Director of Golestan Highways and Road Transport emphasized: This General Department follows up the process of rebuilding the damaged roads by using all the available capacities and facilities and dividing the work between the related vice-departments and the executive forces.