Neighborhoods in Izmir's Buca District Will Not Surrender to Flood

Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyerexamined the ongoing rain water separation project of İZSU General Directorate in Buca. Stating that the bed of Kozağaç Stream, which overflows in heavy rains, was also expanded with the first phase of the project, which includes the construction of a 15-kilometer rainwater line, the Chairman Tunç Soyer“We are working in mobilization to create a modern infrastructure all over İzmir. This period will go down in history as the period in which the most rain water canals were produced in the city's history.

Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerContinuing to work in line with the clean gulf goal of Turkey, the Metropolitan Municipality and the General Directorate of İZSU continue to make an important investment in Buca. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, who examined the project on site, which will prevent flooding in heavy rainy periods and accelerate the cleaning process of Izmir Bay. Tunç Soyerreceived information from Aysel Özkan, General Manager of İZSU. Stating that there will be no raids in Buca in heavy rains with the project, the Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer“We are working in mobilization to create a modern infrastructure all over İzmir. This period will go down in history as the period in which the most rain water canals were produced in the city's history.

Thanks to the first stage project, which will cost 45,5 million liras, the 15-kilometer canal construction in Akıncılar, Fırat, Kozağaç, Governor Rahmi Bey, Yenigün, Menderes, Dumlupınar, Çamlıkule, Adatepe, Kuruçeşme neighborhoods will end the raids caused by heavy rainfall. It also accelerated the production by triple the number of teams.

The section of Kozağaç Stream is being expanded

The bed of Kozağaç Stream, which overflows in heavy rains and negatively affects life, is also expanded within the scope of these works. During this work, the centuries-old trees in the area were also preserved. With the cooperation of the General Directorate of İZSU with the Municipality of Buca, changes were made in the zoning plan and tens of trees, each of which is at least a century old, were ensured to continue their existence in the region.

İZSU General Directorate is 30 kilometers in Bornova Kazımdirik, Adalet, Manavkuyu, Mansuroğlu, Ergene and Erzene Neighborhoods, Konak Gültepe, Murat, Atamer, Millet, Huzur, Anatolia, Zeybek, Çınartepe, Saygı, Mehmet Akif, Ferahlı, Boğaziçi, Yavuz Selim, 26 August continues the construction of a total of 17 kilometers of storm water lines, 62 kilometers in Ulubatlı neighborhoods. With the completion of the tender processes, 273 km of stormwater production will have started by the end of this year.