The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development Separation, the key to resolving housing and transportation crises

Seyyed Hussein Mirshafi Former Minister of Roads and Urban Development in an interview with Mehr reporter, referring to the necessity of separating the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, said: The integration of the Ministry of Roads and Transportation with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development over the past five years, unfortunately a non -expert and unscientific decision. And it was due to a kind of political stubbornness. As a result, during the past five years there was a lot of damage to the housing, urban planning, road, transportation and transportation sector, and these problems continue.

He continued: From the point of view of government management and governance, it is quite obvious that the two uneven areas should not be aggregated in one ministry from the beginning. At present, the volume of the ministry is so widespread that even if the minister is a capable individual, he cannot effectively manage all matters.

Mirshafi He stated: As the division of labor is defined worldwide, each set must have a certain number of assistants and subsidiaries; But at present, the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has about 5 deputies and subordinates that are directly associated with the minister, which requires fundamental reforms in the structure.

The former representative and adviser to the Minister of Roads and Urban Development for infrastructure added: “The two areas of road and housing have nothing to do with each other in terms of workload, missions and priority for the people.” There are very important issues in both housing and urban planning and in the transport sector. For example, housing has now become one of the main concerns of households. Housing inflation is very high and young people are facing serious housing problems.

On the other hand, the country's urban planning also has a number of challenges, including air pollution, traffic, misconduct in land preparation, marginalization and unnecessary migration to metropolises, noting that national building regulations, especially in the field of safety, were in particular safety. And topic 2 (energy saving) is one of the problems that has intensified over the years, and the housing economy has become extremely fragile and puts a lot of pressure on people.

Mirshafi In the area of ​​transportation, the damage caused by this integration has reduced the efficiency of the country's transportation system, the state of road maintenance and rail lines are highly critical, and national capital has been exposed to erosion and the development of transit corridors and increased transit through the country in need of management. And is a serious focus.

He said that the Minister of Roads and Urban Development is currently serving as the Chairman of the Joint Commission for Cooperation with four different countries, but because of the high volume of responsibilities of the ministry, these cooperation do not have the necessary efficiency, adding: “It can be said that if the current Minister Roads and urban planning wants to take action to be proud of the world and in the hereafter, and to pursue the ministry's separation into two independent and efficient complexes.

The former representative and adviser to the Minister of Roads and Urban Development on infrastructure continued: “Of course, after separation, structural reforms are also necessary. Parallel organizations need to be eliminated, the organization becomes more efficient and agile, and productivity increases. Also, reducing government tenure and focusing on policy -making and implementation can help improve the performance of these two areas.