Iran President Opens Development Projects In Hormuzgan Province

Bandar Abbas, Hormuzgan Prov, Oct 28, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad opened several development projects in this southern province on Sunday. Inauguration of construction operation of 10,000 housing units, the Bandar Abbas-Sirjan highway project and the third steel manufacturing company with the capacity of producing 1,854,000 tons of sponge iron a year were among projects opened by the President. On Bandar Abbas-Sirjan highway project, a provincial official said the 242-km road has cost some 2,600 billion rials. President Ahmadinejad arrived in Bandar Abbas Saturday evening to inaugurate several development projects./end