NIOC Ordered to Supply 1m Tons of Free Bitumen

The Majlis has obliged the National Iranian Oil Company, to supply one million tons of free bitumen to executive organizations for construction projects in the current fiscal year (ends next March).
Lawmakers made the decision at the weekend regarding delivery of free bitumen by NIOC, affiliated to the Oil Ministry, to executive bodies for urban and rural road asphalt, Mehr News Agency reported.
Bitumen will be delivered to the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Agriculture Jihad for the construction of roads in villages and small cities plus open areas of schools and mosques.