Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (ABB) implemented the 'Agricultural Irrigation Pond and Transmission Line Project' in order to support rural development in the Capital.
Rural Development Department with the project; By constructing an irrigation pond with a volume of 55 thousand cubic meters and laying an agricultural irrigation pipe of 5 thousand meters, he enabled the transition to irrigated agriculture in the dry farming area of 500 decares in Haymana. Teams; While he built an irrigation pond with a volume of 55 thousand cubic meters in the Sındıran District, he also laid an agricultural irrigation pipe of 5 thousand meters. With the project, it was ensured that the farmers switched to irrigated agriculture in the dry farming area of approximately 500 decares and achieved higher yields.
Stating that the construction of the pond, which was built by the Agricultural Structures and Irrigation Branch Directorate, was completed in November, Rural Services Department Head Agricultural Engineer Sezai Okçu said, “Our pond has a water collection capacity of approximately 55 thousand cubic meters. When it is filled to full capacity, it will enable approximately 1500 decares of dry agricultural land to be used as irrigated agricultural land. Better quality and higher yield agricultural products will be obtained. This place was put into use by laying 5 thousand meters of modern pressure agricultural irrigation pipe as a transmission line.
Thanks from the farmers to the Metropolitan
Ahmet Dayanık said, “I am engaged in farming. First of all, we would like to thank Mr. Mansur. In previous years, we could get 200-250 kilos of crops from dry farming. Thanks to the support of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, we water our crops. This year has been a bit dry, our pond has not filled to full capacity, but in the coming years, when it is full, we will be able to get more efficiency from our lands. We return to irrigated agriculture. Our neighbors and relatives do irrigated agriculture. Our crop is good, thank you.” said.
Mehmet Minister said, “May Allah not give us Mansur Bey's shortcomings. He made a pond, gave chickpeas and manure. Thanks to Mansur Bey's support, we developed. Our situation before was very bad. We were given 300 kilos of wheat before, now we are given 800 kilos of wheat. What more could we want? May God not keep Mansur Bey out of our heads." he said.