– Iran’s Transport and Urban Development Minister Rostam Qasemi announced that the first step for the implementation of the one-million housing project will be taken by the next two weeks
Addressing the press on the sidelines of the 21st International Exhibition of Building and Construction Industry (Iran Confair 2021), which he inaugurated at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds on Monday, the minister said that in the next two weeks, good news will be announced in terms of the government’s housing program, which is the practical step to start construction of the houses
“We have no problem with the land issue, and this strategic move by the Ministry of Transport and Urban Development to establish a land bank is envisaged in a two-month plan that provides a large portion of the land for our four-year goals in the housing sector”, he explained
It is while last week, the deputy head of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) had said that the lack of infrastructure makes the one-million housing project a challenge
Mohammad Atabak believes that from the point of view of providing the required materials, the implementation of the annual construction plan of one million houses is possible and feasible, but the lack of infrastructure such as water, electricity and gas is likely to pose a serious challenge to this project
The production of constructional materials can certainly meet the need for the construction of this number of houses per year, but not in a situation when power outages have taken the breath away of cement and steel factories, he noted
He said that if the weakness of the infrastructure, especially in the field of energy supply (gas and electricity), is not eliminated, the implementation of this project will probably be challenged
The deputy speaker of the parliament has recently said that by using the land, facilities and the capacity of the private sector, it is possible to build one million housing units in the country
Speaking in a TV interview on August 29, Ali Nikzad referred to the plan for surge in housing construction, and said that the MPs presented the plan to the parliament, which became law yesterday