Speaking here on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, he said that supplying Sistan-o-Balouchestan with natural gas was something like occurrence of a great revolution.

In view of having access to natural gas, it could be said that Sistan-o-Balouchestan was a deprived and ignored region, Owji noted, adding fortunately during the 13th administration, which took office in August 2021, a considerable number of towns and villages of the province as well as its power plants and industries were connected to the nationwide gas pipeline network.

“A number of gas supply projects of the province will be inaugurated in the future in the presence of the acting president Mohammad Mokhber”, Owji said.

Iranian president Ibrahim Raisi, the head of the 13th administration, lost his life in May in the tragic accident of a chopper crash while was returning from the opening ceremony of a dam built on Aras River, flowing along the common border of Iran and Azerbaijan Republic.