Signing the Memorandum of Understanding between the Geological Survey and Qeshm Free Zone to develop bilateral cooperation

According to Shata, at the signing ceremony of the memorandum, which was held in the Qeshm Free Zone with the presence of the heads of the two organizations and related managers, the two sides stressed the important role of this cooperation in issues related to the Qeshm Free Zone.

Accordingly, the CEO of Qeshm Free Zone said at the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding: Qeshm Island has its own conditions and characteristics due to its geographical location and great God-given capacities and with an area of ​​1500 square kilometers, which is the largest independent island in the world.

Afshar Fathollahi added: “The warm-hearted and fanatical local community in the Persian Gulf is also a potential God-given capacity, and the traffic of ships, ports, oil and gas is also one of the economic capacities on this island.”

He stated that Qeshm Island has become a free zone for thirty years, adding that efforts have been made to provide much-needed infrastructure such as roads, electricity, ports and piers for future development.

According to the director of the Qeshm Free Zone, today we say that we in Qeshm are on the verge of great progress and leap, and this development should be based on scientific principles and not development in the form of cartoons.

Fathollahi stated: “There is no development that threatens the natural resources, environment and culture of the people, so one of the reasons for this memorandum with the Geological Survey of Iran is the basis of development activities based on sound scientific methods.”

Emphasizing that the main priority of this memorandum is around the identification of groundwater, he said: “We intend to solve the water problem in Qeshm and not create environmental problems.”

The official said that the next priority is to protect the environment and we want all the environmental provisions of the country to be done in this island, he added: Of course, previous studies have been done in Qeshm and Qeshm development plan has been studied, but in completing these studies we want the Geological Survey And the country’s mineral exploration on Qeshm Island by establishing a permanent office.

Following this meeting, the Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade and the head of the Geological Survey of the country said about the duties of his organization: The main task of the Geological Survey is to produce basic information in the country in the form of a geological map.

According to Alireza Shahidi, in the 62-year history of this organization, over 100 map subjects have been produced and our information has an important role in the country’s development projects and there is no project that does not need the information of the Geological Survey of Iran.

Regarding the activities of this organization in Qeshm Island, he said: “Activities have been carried out in this island but have not been coherent. Accordingly, this organization is ready to collect Qeshm information processes in an integrated way through the National Database of Earth Sciences and GIS-based database.” So that investors can have complete information.

The head of the Geological and Mineral Exploration Organization stated: This organization has an exploratory duty not only in the field of mine exploration but also in cases such as water, and due to the recent droughts, we are in charge of exploring karst waters in the country.

The Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade stated that the annual water consumption in the country is 100 billion cubic meters and the country’s potential in karst waters is 12 billion cubic meters per year. Many waters flow from Iran to Oman.

Shahidi, pointing out that the 100,000th Qeshm Geology Papers are available, said: “For more detailed work, maps of the 1,500th geology should be prepared so that the organization can start faster and be a prelude to future work.”

Emphasizing that 43 of the world’s natural hazards are 34 in Iran, he added: “The task of identifying these hazards is the responsibility of the Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of the country, based on which we have done good work in the field of environment.”

Deputy Minister Samat pointed out: “Recently, we managed to get the UNESCO Chair in Coastal Science in Coastal Hazards, the opening of which will begin in March in the coastal region of Qeshm.”

According to him; We have also done good studies in marine geophysical studies and we can study seabed faults throughout the island because we need land and sea information for coastal development and the construction of the Persian Gulf bridge, and we can also identify sea hazards.

The head of the Geology and Mineral Exploration Organization said that good work has been done in the geopark discussion in the past, adding: “One of the outputs of this organization is geopark studies and we can still be with our colleagues in the geopark in various fields.”

Shahidi emphasized: You should know the Geological and Mineral Exploration Organization of the country as one of the companions of Qeshm Island, which does not hesitate to develop and protect the environment of this beautiful island.