According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Bahman Abdollahi stated in a press conference: Despite the fact that workers are one of the most vulnerable sections of society and play a key role in domestic production, but they have problems in discussing housing. Surveys have shown that there are over eight hundred thousand people working in industrial estates and they are practically applying for housing, in addition to that, they have difficulty getting to and from work and have to live in cities and travel long distances to get to work. Therefore, during a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development and in the framework of the National Housing Action Plan, workers' housing units were built next to industrial estates with the aim of providing affordable housing for workers and solving their traffic problems.

Predict the construction of one hundred thousand residential units

He said: it is predicted that about one hundred thousand residential units will be created in industrial towns and added: in the first step, four industrial towns in Tehran, Alborz and Qazvin provinces have been identified and preparations have started in twelve provinces of the country. The Workers' Housing Committee has been formed under the responsibility of the Deputy Governor and the Secretary of the Provincial Cooperative Chambers, and the support of projects is also with the Housing Bank.

The head of the Iranian Chamber of Cooperation stated: A good memorandum of understanding has been established with the Housing Bank, and the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development is in charge and the labor policymaker and the Housing Bank is the financier. The Iranian Chamber of Cooperatives is also responsible for coordination and management, and the Ministry of Labor is in charge of the workers' database.

Forecast the elimination of land prices for workers

Abdullahi clarified: considering the current conditions, land prices are very cheap. We will eliminate the price of land from the costs so that the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development will provide the land to the workers cheaply.

According to him, preparations for the construction of the Ivanki industrial town are currently underway, and studies have begun, and the land is being prepared, and it has been announced that a time will be given for its digging.

Details of construction of workers' housing in four industrial towns

The head of the Cooperative Chamber explained the details of the construction of workers' housing in four industrial towns and said: the first axis is the Ivanki industrial town and a ten-hectare land has been prepared for the construction of a thousand housing units and work preparations have been prepared. We are waiting for the time to be determined until the presidency is virtually knocked down by the presidency.

He continued: The second axis is the Caspian industrial town in Qazvin, considering that there are a number of semi-finished residential units in this town, it has been decided to build and complete nine hundred residential units.

Employment of forty-five thousand people in the largest industrial town in the country

Abdollahi added: "The third axis is Eshtehard Alborz industrial town, which we are pursuing with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development to allocate the required land, and the fourth axis is Shams Abad industrial town, which is the largest industrial town in the country and has forty-five thousand people." They are working on it and we are doing its ceremonial work.

The head of Iran's Chamber of Cooperatives further stated about the launch of the Housing and Real Estate Exchange: "The problems that have arisen in the housing sector and the crisis that has plagued the country in recent months due to the outbreak of the Corona virus, problems in the housing sector." It has created prices, rents and mortgages and has not led to good conditions in the country.

Lack of supply relative to demand is the reason for the turmoil in the housing market

He attributed this to the lack of supply to demand and said: "There are many vacant housing units in the country, which are mainly expensive in the field of housing and the general public has difficulty in providing housing, so the Supreme Council of the Stock Exchange decided long ago that A stock exchange should be created for this commodity and a housing and real estate exchange should be set up with the aim of boosting the housing sector as the driving force of the economy.

Launching a housing exchange for the next four months

Abdullahi announced the launch of the housing exchange for the next four months and said: it was decided to establish a housing exchange with a capital of five thousand billion tomans and the shares of the housing and real estate exchange will be divided between different sections; Thirty-five percent should be provided in the form of cooperatives and private by chambers of commerce and cooperatives, and thirty-five percent of the market should be given to the cities and public non-governmental organizations and applicant banks, and seventy percent should be assigned in this way. The remaining percentage should be given to individuals in the form of underwriting.

According to the Secretary General of the Iranian Chamber of Cooperatives, the first two sections will not be allowed to purchase and undergo the underwriting process.

Two consequences of launching a real estate exchange

The senior official of the country's cooperative sector pointed out two consequences of launching the housing exchange and noted: "Our forecast is that with the launch of the housing exchange, a profitable market will be created and this exchange will attract a large part of stray capital." The housing sector is slow. In addition to attracting capital to the housing sector and restoring prosperity to factories producing construction materials and raw materials, the Housing and Real Estate Exchange will increase housing production and reduce housing prices in the market.

Preparation for the exhibition in accordance with health protocols

In the end, Abdullahi said about holding the 20th Construction Industry Exhibition: "According to the routine of previous years, the 20th Construction Industry Exhibition will be held this year as well, but with the corona conditions, we are subject to the decision of the government and the National Corona Headquarters." At present, the booths have been located and we are fully prepared to hold the exhibition in compliance with all health protocols and criteria of the Ministry of Health.

* ISNA