Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyermade examinations in Manda Stream, where the rehabilitation project carried out by the General Directorate of İZSU was completed. Stating that all the stream improvement and cleaning works contributed to the cleaning of the Gulf, Soyer said, “The place that we could not approach due to smell and pollution in the past is now sparkling. " said.
After the completion of the rehabilitation project implemented by the General Directorate of İZSU in the region where the Manda Stream, passing through the city, meets the İzmir Bay, the Manda Stream, which was cleaned and fed with sea water, took on a new face. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, who made examinations in the region where the works were carried out. Tunç Soyerreceived information from İZSU General Manager Aysel Özkan and her team.
"People open up"
The President shared his thoughts on the project. Tunç SoyerHe said that with the work in Manda Stream, the problem of odor and pollution has been solved, and the quality of life of the region has increased even more. Soyer said, “This place has been one of the sources of problems that we can call İzmir's boil for a long time. Our friends work diligently to fix the problems. Proud to see the latest situation here. One is opening up. The place, which we could not get close to because of smell and pollution in the past, is now sparkling.”
One more step to the swimmable Gulf
Noting that all the creek rehabilitation and cleaning works performed seem like a single work, but all of them are actually important steps for the cleaning of the Gulf, Soyer said, “Every work done contributes to the cleaning of the Gulf. I congratulate all our friends who worked hard. Health to all of them. They have done a very good work, ”he said.
Completed in two months
After two months of work carried out by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality IZSU General Directorate on the Manda Stream, pollution flow to the Gulf was prevented and a new attraction center was brought to the city. In order to solve the problem of pollution and odor caused by the stagnant waters accumulating in the stream bed during the dry seasons, circulation pumps were installed from the point where Manda Stream meets the bay. Clean water taken from the sea is given to the stream through a 1-kilometer pipeline.
THE KARAELMAS EXPRESS AGAIN ...
I would like to thank the Minister of Culture and Tourism, who announced that the "Karaelmas Express" will be taken on the tour routes for tourism purposes.
During my service as Zonguldak Provincial Tourism Director for the continuation of the organization named "Steam Train Tourism: Ankara-Çankırı-Zonguldak Project" initiated by the Ministry of Tourism in 1992 with the slogan of "Culture-Nature-Nostalgia" We realized the second one on 29 October, 31. My applications for the continuation (*) were not responded and there was no local support for the project ...
It is gratifying that the issue was raised by a senior official twenty-eight years later.
Raif TOKEL, Former Zonguldak Provincial Tourism Director
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(*) Steam Train Tour -Train Tourism, Tourism in Zonguldak: Problems-Suggestions, Raif TOKEL, Provincial Tourism Director, April.1996, p: 42