President Raisi inaugurates Tehran-Parand metro, housing projects
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi inaugurated the 19-km Tehran-Parand metro in the newly-established city of Parand on Thursday.
President Raisi was accompanied by Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani and some other provincial officials during the trip to the city located some 35 kilometers southwest of the Iranian capital, IRNA reported.
Speaking in the inaugural ceremony, he noted that the development of road, rail and air transport infrastructure is one of the main policies of his government.
The government, the Ministry of Roads, the Tehran Municipality and all other bodies seek to improve people’s livelihood, along with removing obstacles, Raisi added.
The metro project will provide 450,000 residents of Parand with easy and fast access to Tehran. The metro is expected to be used by about 40,000 commuters daily.
The feasibility studies on the Tehran-Parand metro project were initiated in 2005, and its construction was kicked off 12 years ago.
The chief executive also took part in the ceremony of handing over 4,380 residential units to people in Robat Karim and Parand.
Parand is a new city in the central district of Robat Karim County, in Tehran Province.