Connecting the Zahdan railway to Chabahar is of strategic and geopolitical importance.
Farzana Sed, Minister of Roads and Urban Development, at the 19th International Transport Conference:
In addition to reducing economic costs and energy consumption, the development of this sector helps to increase productivity, improve safety and strengthen national resilience, and hence, has a central position in the policy, planning and operations of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
Continuity of transportation of basic goods, production inputs and strategic goods as well as passenger movement is necessary to maintain the flow of life and economic activity of the country.
During the brutal war in which international and legal protocols were violated, the country's infrastructure was also targeted. The damage to seven railway bridges showed how much these infrastructures are related to the country's resilience and internal communications.
The railway network should support the country's supply chain by relying on stable infrastructure, a ready fleet and competent human resources. Achieving this goal requires simultaneous attention to the development and modernization of the fleet, infrastructure maintenance, eliminating bottlenecks in the network and improving operational efficiency.
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