Thursday, 27 March 2014

Water to Cyprus from Turkey

Turkey has prepared two more barrage type dams to provide North Cyprus with potable water. The Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs stated that , the construction of `Alakopru` and `Gecitkoy` barrage was completed for the `Northern Cyprus Water Supply Project. These two barrages will provide water to North Cyprus for the next 50 years.

These two water projects cost around 80 million Turkish Liras ($36,6 million). The barrages will supply around 130 million cubic meters of water every year to North Cyprus.

Pipeline of 22 km length will carry 75 million m3 of water Alakopru Dam to Anamurium Pumping Station, which connects to under sea pipeline in 1 km distance. Of the 75 million cubic meters water, 37.76 million cubic meters (50.3%) will be used for drinking purposes and the remaining part (49.7%) will be provided for irrigation.