Turkey: Water level dropped in Boğazköy dam due to drought

In BURSA, Boğazköy Dam, which irrigates Yenişehir Plain, which meets a large portion of Turkey's vegetable needs, has only enough water left for fish to survive due to drought. Bursa Chamber of Agriculture Provincial Coordination President Sadi Aktaş said, "There is no water left in Boğazköy Dam. Producers are having a hard time due to drought." Boğazköy Dam, the foundation of which was laid in 1999 in İnegöl district, was put into service in 2005 after an expenditure of 105 million dollars. The dam, which is an earth body fill type and has a height of 31 meters from the foundation, was built with a body volume of 3 million 600 thousand cubic meters. Boğazköy Dam, which provides irrigation services to a total area of 11 thousand 187 hectares, has bottomed out due to the drought experienced in recent months. The fact that the water level in Boğazköy Dam, which also irrigates Yenişehir Plain, which meets a large portion of Turkey's vegetable needs, has dropped to the lowest level ...