Blue Tunnel Project Explained

Blue Tunnel Project, is an effort to provide large-scale irrigation to arid lands of Konya Plain, in the Turkish heartland, where agriculture and wildlife are under threat.[1] [2]

Blue Tunnel, the most important part of the Konya Plain Project, is the second-largest irrigation scheme of Turkey after the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP),[3] and aims to provide the region with a yearly 414 million cubic meters of water.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2015/05/22/turkeys-arid-heart-to-bloom-after-irrigation-project Turkey's arid heart to bloom after irrigation project
  2. http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/106994--blue-tunnel-to-connect-konya-plain-with-potable-water Blue Tunnel to connect Konya Plain with potable water
  3. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/second-largest-irrigation-project-opens-in-central-anatolia.aspx?pageID=238&nID=82822&NewsCatID=341 Second-largest irrigation project opens in Central Anatolia
  4. Web site: Blue Tunnel Construction . 2015-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150526131150/http://www.ilci.com.tr/en/sectors/construction/tunnels-construction/37-mavi-tuneli-insaati.html . 2015-05-26 . dead .

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