Iran govt. focuses attention on Makran Coast, seeks economic
boom

The head of Iran Fishery Organization said the government
has devised an economic plan to develop the southern Makran Coast and benefit
its indigenous people.

“The development of fishery activities
alongside the southeastern Makran Coast includes creation of jobs, economic
growth and growth in production,” Seyed Hossein Hosseini said.

He added that the development plan would entail minimum
environmental and social consequences and maximum economic benefit for the
residents of Makran Coast.

Recently, head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization
(PMO) announced a plan for attracting 200 trillion rials (about $391.5 million)
of domestic investment in the southeastern Makran Coast.

Ali-Akbar Safaei said so far, the private sector has
invested more than 110 trillion rials (about $215 million) in the mentioned
region and the country’s small ports.

He also noted that good measures have been taken in the
foreign investment sector, which will hopefully bear results soon.

Makran is a historical region in Iran that runs from
mountains west of Jask all the way to parts of Pakistan's Balochistan province
in the southwest along the Sea of Oman.

Iran has recently constructed significant nautical and
commercial infrastructure in a number of Makran districts, particularly at
Chabahar port, which serves as a vital trade route between the Indian Ocean and
landlocked nations in Central Asia.

Back in November 2022, President Ebrahim Raisi called for a
quick development of the south and southeastern shores of Iran, known as the
Makran coastline.

Raisi stated that plans for the development of the Makran
coasts by the government and the private sector might assist the comparatively
underdeveloped region.