Minister Yumaklı's statement on water shortages in Ankara: Building dams is the municipality's job

Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı spoke about the water crisis in Ankara during a live broadcast.

Yumaklı explained the dam construction process in detail.

In the use of water, priority isDrawing attention to the fact that it is the responsibility, Minister Yumaklısaid the following:

1 - Theneed for drinking and utility water

2 - Environmental water needs

3 - Agricultural irrigation and water product cultivation

4 - Energy production and windustrial water needs

5 - Commercial, tourism, recreation, mining, transport, transportation, and other water needs

Whoever is the authorizedofficial responsible, they are the onesissues that need to be paid attention to. To provide this wateryou have the necessary infrastructure. 'You cannot say'I gave priority to this'. In this ranking, legal regulations will also fall within this framework, but everyone knows this rule.

The DSI's and mProviding informationregarding the duties of metropolitanmunicipalities, Minister Yumaklıcontinued his speech as follows:

Laws define the boundaries of institutions and assign them responsibilities. There are twotypes of municipalities. Metropolitanthose that are metropolitan municipalities and those that are not. Formetropolitan municipalities, there is Law No. 5216. Article 7 of this law states: "To carry out water and sewage services, to build, have built, and operate the necessary dams and other facilities for this purpose; to carry out stream rehabilitation; to manage water from springs or waterproduced through treatment and distribute it"marketing is among themetropolitanmunicipalities' duties,powers, and responsibilities."The same applies toothermunicipalitiesas well.

THE MUNICIPALITY REQUESTS, THE DSI BUILDS

The DSI takes action in line withrequests. If they request it, the DSI is authorized to do so. To buildyou have everything at your disposal, but if you spend it on concerts and then come to me, I will not do it.

This iswork must be done jointly. The municipality says, for so many yearsI want the DSI to build the dam I will usefor; the DSI reviews it, and if it is appropriate, they build it.

Some alsosay that other authorities are responsible for the DSI. No, the DSI acts based on conditions and requests. It goes to the general budget and puts it into the investment program. If we agree on the cost, we sign a protocol. The municipality makes repayments based on the agreement makesis ongoing.

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