(GEN) EROGLU ON WITHDRAWAL OF BANK SUPPORT FOR ILISU DAM.ANKARA, Jul 8, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkish Environment & Forestry Minister Veysel Eroglu said on Wednesday that his ministry did not need any support to build Ilisu Dam dam, barrier, commonly across a watercourse, to hold back water, often forming a reservoir or lake; dams are also sometimes used to control or contain rockslides, mudflows, and the like in regions where these are common. . "Hasankeyf will be a center of attraction thanks to this project. Ilisu will be built under any condition," Eroglu said in an exclusive interview with the AA correspondent. Eroglu said Ilisu Project would upgrade the life standards of the people in the region and provide job opportunities for them. "Those who oppose the project claim that Hasankeyf would be inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. . Actually, the upper city which includes the most important historical and cultural sites, will not be inundated," Eroglu added. Eroglu said termination of the loan agreement was a political decision, did not have any technical basis. German Euler Hermes Euler Hermes International is a French credit insurance company owned by AGF which is also owned by European's Allianz SE. It claims to have 36% (2006) of the total credit insurance market. Kreditversicherung, Austrian Kontrollbank and Swiss Exportrisikoversicherung banks announced they withdrew their financial support to the project for construction of Ilisu Dam and Hydroelectrical Power Plant in the southeastern province of Mardin. The three banks said the promises given for the protection of the environment and the historical fiber were not fulfilled ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. despite some improvements. A joint statement made by the banks said the 180 day deadline given by Germany to Turkey also expired. One of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project This article or section contains information about planned or expected future infrastructure. It may contain speculative information and may change upon or during construction. (GAP), the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ilisu Dam was held on August 5, 2006. Hasankeyf, located on the River Dicle (Tigris) in the southeastern city of Batman, is an ancient city dating back 10,000 years that was declared a natural conservation area in 1981. However, the district as well as its historical and cultural wealth are in danger of being inundated by Ilsu Dam. About 90 percent of the area will be submerged when the dam is built. When the construction of the dam is completed, it will be the second biggest dam of Turkey as far as the capacity of its lake. Also Ilisu Hydroelectric Plant will be Turkey's fourth biggest one after Ataturk, Keban and Karakaya. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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