Persian Gulf linking network plan enacted

June 12, 2008 - 0:0

TEHRAN – The ad hoc commission for infrastructural, industrial, and environmental affairs approved enforcement of the plan for establishment of the largest linking network of the Persian Gulf, Mehr reported Wednesday.

According to the public relations department of Qeshm Free Trade Zone Organization the linking network plan covers building 110 kilometers of railway and road, equipping Kaveh harbor, and connecting the largest world’s non-independent island (Qeshm) to the mainland via building the Persian Gulf bridge.
Qeshm FTZO is the project executor. Implementation of the plan will bring in huge amount of investment to the region, Mr. Mohammad Asghari managing director of Qeshm FTZO stated.
Qeshm is the largest Island in the Persian Gulf. It is situated at the mouth of the strait of Hormoz, 22 kms from Bandar Abbas and 220 kms from the UAE. The total area of the Qeshm Free Zones is 300 sq. kms.