President Ahmadinejad in S.Iran to inaugurate development projects

Abadan, Khuzestan Prov, Sept 27, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in this southern city Monday morning to inaugurate some development projects.

The projects are to be inaugurated on the occasion of the anniversary of breaking the siege of Abadan by the Iraqi forces in September 1981 during the eight-year imposed war of Iraq against Iran (1980-1988).

The Iraqis kept up a siege for several months, but never succeeded in capturing Abadan. Much of the city, including the oil refinery, was badly damaged or
destroyed by the shellings and bombings of the Iraqi troops.

President Ahamdinejad is to inaugurate a water pump station and a water trearment plant in Abadan which would provide fresh water for the local residents who have always been suffering from lack of clean and fresh water in the province.

The Alghadir water pump station would provide fresh water for 21 provincial cities and 1,200 villages after becoming operational.

It was made by a 13 billion dollar-budget and is one of the major national development projects in terms of scale as it would cover an area of more than 670 km./end