According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, one of the most fundamental and effective factors for development and production and productive and useful employment in any region, especially in desert areas that are facing a water crisis, rational use of the capacity of industry and mining Is.

In Mehriz, despite its good mineral potential, in recent years, due to various reasons, the share of this sector has been less considered than other comprehensive development tools, while they must fulfill their social responsibility.

Proper and transparent management and planning to attract the participation of the mining sector in development and cooperation for employment is one of the important demands that has always been emphasized by the officials of the system and government care and should be used with better supervision and appropriate action.

In this regard, a group of Mehrizi citizens in an interview with the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency, referring to the importance of production and employment and performing the duties of all sectors in order to serve the people, stressed the need for the mining sector and better participation in development.

Stating that this role and position in the city is not yet clear, despite the good efforts made over the past years, they called for following up and informing about the share of mines in the region in helping the development and employment of young people.

The share of mines in the development of the city is weak

One of the citizens of Mehrizi says: small and large mines in the city and some areas of the central part of the city have been operating for many years, but their role in helping the region for development and employment should be determined.

Hossein Zareian added: "Undoubtedly, the mines, in addition to the income they earn, must show more effort in response to some of the pollutions to their commitment and social responsibility and to help implement the required projects and to produce and employ them."

He said: "In many parts of the country, they benefit from the opportunity to have mines in their regions by obtaining funding for development projects, as well as cultural and social projects, which should be pursued in the region as well."

The citizen of Mehrizi stated: transparent activities should be seen in the eyes of the people to determine what the share of mines in the development of the city has been so far and if there is a problem, the authorities should take action to solve it within the framework of regulations.

Zareian said: "The development of the city is undoubtedly impossible without the participation of the private sector and the support of charities, especially the share of mines and industry, so it is expected that the authorities will strengthen their oversight and clarify Ibn Bakhsh's share with transparency."

Twenty-seven mining activities in Mehriz

Also, the Deputy Governor of Mehriz said: "According to the latest available statistics, there are currently twenty-seven mines in the city, of which twenty-two are active, and most of them are active in the sand and stone sectors."

Alireza Moradian added: "The activity of mines in the region is carried out in accordance with the law and certainly the role of industry and mining in the comprehensive development of Brexit is not covered and the required items of the region are followed up and acted upon."

He said: in the mines of the city in the suburbs and some areas of the central part, according to the available statistics, the employment of four hundred and sixty-three people has been provided and more steps will be taken to promote it with special efforts and follow-up.

The official thanked the activists of this sector who have an important role in production and employment and called on everyone to cooperate for the comprehensive development of the city, especially in the year of the production leap, and this empathy still exists.

The right to develop the city to be paid

Also, the head of the Islamic Council of Mehriz said: "According to Article 43 of the Sixth Development Law, mines and mineral industries, in addition to pollution taxes, must pay up to one percent of their sales for public tolls."

Alireza Aboui added: "Considering that Mehriz is one of the cities with many mines, Article 43 of this legal article states that due to the damages caused by the exploitation of mines to agriculture, health, health and roads, mines and mining industries, in addition to pollution taxes, They have to pay one percent of their sales for public tolls.

The official added: "In addition, two percent of the tolls for the sale of mines should be paid to the municipalities, so given the presence of lead and zinc mines with mineral reserves of seven hundred million tons of minerals in the region and the existence of other mines can be a great help to the municipality." Had.

According to Abuii, despite the importance of the issue and the role of mines in the framework of system regulations and the commitment it should have in the development of the city, for reasons that are not clear, Mehriz Municipality has been ineffective or very limited in collecting related fees.

Serious job creation

Also, the head of Mehriz Industry, Mining and Trade Department said: there are good mines in the region, each of which has an important role in development, production and employment, and their cooperation in the development of the city should be expanded.

Seyyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini Manesh added: "Using efficient local forces in the field of employment is one of the important issues that should be done more than before with the cooperation of all sectors, especially in the year of production leap."

The official pointed to the existence of Bahadran lead and zinc mine in the central part and reminded: this large and effective mine in the country and the Middle East is exemplary in terms of reserves and is an opportunity for the city.

Hosseini Manesh emphasized: Creating a mining plant as well as trying to fully exploit it and producing and employing it is one of the central programs that will be pursued and will play a key role in the comprehensive development of the city.

Mineral managers should act according to the law

Also, the representative of Mehriz people in the Islamic Consultative Assembly had said before: according to the country's regulations, mining managers must pay two percent of the sales quota of mining products to help villages, health and treatment of deprived areas and road construction.

Mohammad Reza Sabbaghian added: "Undoubtedly, the payment of tolls resulting from mining activities, which is the legal right of the people of the region, can play a significant role in eliminating deprivation, development and development of the city."

He said: "Payment of tolls is one of the sustainable revenues of the municipality and villages and effective in the development of urban and rural infrastructure, and for employment and implementation of development projects, the cooperation of mines is needed within the framework of regulations."

The MP said that the timely payment of tolls for the sale of mineral products and the right to pollution pollution is a matter of providing expenses related to the completion of the city's semi-finished construction and service projects.

Sabbaghban stated: The tolls of the mines are among the revenues, the receipt of which will increase the revenue sources of the municipality and the villages and will provide more services to the people of the region.

Yazd mining units are in the first place by supplying 33% of the country's steel feed and is the eighth province to export non-oil products.

In Yazd, there are more than fifty types of mineral indexes such as iron ore, lead and zinc, uranium, industrial soils, barite, etc., and in its three thousand and seven hundred production and industrial units, more than eight hundred types of products are produced.

Currently, there are 3,700 industrial licenses with nominal investment of 80,000 billion rials and about 100,000 industrial jobs in the province.

Yazd, with one and three percent of the country's population, accounts for four and four percent of industrial production in terms of industrial production. Currently, forty-seven percent of the province's employment is in industry and mining, while the average number in the country is thirty-two percent. In this sector, the share of the country's industry in 1395 and 1396 increased from thirty-one and nine percent to thirty-two percent, this figure in Yazd from forty-five and four percent to forty-six and six percent.

Mehriz city center is located 30 km south of Yazd city.

* IRNA