The much awaited project to carry water from Turkey to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus via an 80 km pipeline is reaching its final stages.
A ground-breaking ceremony for the Alakopru Dam, part of a project to carry potable and irrigation water from Turkey to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), will take place in Anamur town of Turkey's southern province of Mersin on today.
Water from the Alakopru Dam will be carried to the TRNC in pipes placed under water. 75 million cubic meters of water will be carried to the TRNC per year under the project.
The construction of the dam in Anamur Turkey would be completed over the next 4 years while work on expanding the Gecitköy reservoir in the TRNC would begin next year.