Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 26, 1992

I used to study at home until two o'clock in the afternoon; Including for the new Friday prayer discussion titled "Social justice in the relationship between the people and the government".

We flew from Saad Abad [Palace] by helicopter to visit the towns under construction and Payam Airport [located in the west of Tehran]. We flew around the city of Hashtgerd and Mr. [Syed Mohammad Ali] Kamerova explained. It is under construction on seven thousand hectares and with about one hundred thousand apartment or villa units with all the necessary service centers and green spaces, including an industrial area in the south of the highway [Qazvin-Tehran] and using the water of the Kurdan River, in addition to underground water. So far, about twelve thousand units have been assigned, mainly to housing cooperatives or mass builders, at a rate of two thousand and five hundred tomans per meter, and the Tehran subway is supposed to go there as well. It is 60 kilometers away from Tehran.

Then we flew over the city of Andisheh in the south of Karaj. It is building rapidly. It will eventually reach 100,000 residential units. Its road branches off from the old Karaj road and the Karaj highway.

We landed at Payam Airport [belonging to the Ministry of Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones], located north of the satellite center. Mr. [Hossein] Shahab [Al-Din] and [Majid] Maleki Tabar gave good explanations about the development of post and telecommunications; I encouraged them.

We visited two types of small airplanes that have been prepared to transport postal cargo. Then the flight was ordered at the airport tower. In a short time, ten planes flew around the country.

We came with a helicopter over Parand city in the south of Shahriar, next to the Saveh highway. The water is supposed to be brought there with a 48 km long pipe from the wells dug in Tehran. With this water, the water situation of the region, which is currently in trouble, will be corrected. Parand area is located in the southwest of Imam Khomeini (RA) Azim International Airport and has not yet received the attention and welcome of the people, but it can be a good success; There is also an industrial area there.

We observed the location of the airport from space. We also saw the small Fashafuye dam, which was built to supply water to the cattle ranches under construction and feed the water in the area. Then we landed next to Wavan town. The manager of the town explained. It now has 4500 active residential units and will reach 20000 units in development. They also have water and for development they take water from the pipe related to the bird. They wanted to speed up the gas pipeline and establish a single company bus line. People gathered and expressed their feelings.

We flew to Tehran [Mehrabad] airport. We visited Akbatan town by car. About fourteen thousand units were built and handed over in three phases; It is interesting. Then we went to the western town and the responsible engineer explained. Three specific sections are made; Tall towers and villas, medium-sized blocks and various houses built in the lands handed over by the Prosecutor of Tehran Municipality. They said that the best ones belong to cooperatives and there are 170,000 meters of land that they plan to build. It is currently in the hands of the Veterans Foundation.

We came from there and I went to my office for the first time in the new year. Most of my time was spent on election issues. Some came to congratulate Eid. I spoke with [Mr. Abdallah Nouri], the Minister of State, as well as the Guardian Council, for current issues, and also regarding the disqualifications at this stage, considering that the Minister of State is from the faction of those who have been disqualified; Although, of course, the powers of the Guardian Council disarm the Ministry of Interior in some cases. Iftar, the children were Faeze's guests and I was alone at home.