The first phase of a huge project launched by the Turkish government to transport 75 million cubic metres of fresh water under the Mediterranean to the Turkish part of Cyprus has almost been completed, report Turkish media.
The construction of the Alakopru dam in the Mersin province (where the water will be collected for Cyprus) is expected to be completed in a few weeks, said project director Ali Cakmak. In a few years, water from Anatolia will flow from Alakopru to Cyprus through a 78-kilometre pipeline under the Mediterranean between Mersin and Gecitkoy, near Girne (Kyrenia) in the northern part of Cyprus. About 15 million cubic metres of water will go to the taps of Turkish Cypriot homes, while another 60 million will be earmarked for irrigation purposes, reports Zaman Online. The island of Cyprus (split down the middle by the Turkish military intervention in 1974 in the northern section, where a breakaway Turkish Cypriot Republic was proclaimed that has been recognised only by Turkey) suffers regularly from periods of drought.
The governor of Mersin recently called the project ''the pride of Turkey''. The arrival of water from Anatolia, Hurriyet said, is expected to contribute a great deal to the development of the Turkish Cypriot economy, especially as concerns agriculture. (ANSAmed).
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The construction of the Alakopru dam in the Mersin province (where the water will be collected for Cyprus) is expected to be completed in a few weeks, said project director Ali Cakmak. In a few years, water from Anatolia will flow from Alakopru to Cyprus through a 78-kilometre pipeline under the Mediterranean between Mersin and Gecitkoy, near Girne (Kyrenia) in the northern part of Cyprus. About 15 million cubic metres of water will go to the taps of Turkish Cypriot homes, while another 60 million will be earmarked for irrigation purposes, reports Zaman Online. The island of Cyprus (split down the middle by the Turkish military intervention in 1974 in the northern section, where a breakaway Turkish Cypriot Republic was proclaimed that has been recognised only by Turkey) suffers regularly from periods of drought.
The governor of Mersin recently called the project ''the pride of Turkey''. The arrival of water from Anatolia, Hurriyet said, is expected to contribute a great deal to the development of the Turkish Cypriot economy, especially as concerns agriculture. (ANSAmed).
Read more: Turkish dam to transport water to Cyprus in final stages - Economy - ANSAMed.it
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