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Turkish Cypriot officials say the project will be able to compensate for the projected water needs in northern Cyprus for the next 50 years, and the irrigation water will raise revenue in the farming sector.
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Thursday, 06 August, 2015
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THE water pipeline between Turkey and Turkish occupied northern Cyprus will be switched on tomorrow by Turkish Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs Veysel Eroglu, the Famagusta Gazette has learned.
The grand opening of the multi-million euro project was supposed to take place last month, to coincide with the anniversary if the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974.
Officials said the project was delayed due to adverse weather conditions.
The network will pump 75 million cubic meters of water annually from Turkey to Cyprus with pipelines 250 meters under the sea.
The construction of transmission lines from the water treatment plant to Kyrenia, Famagusta and Dipkarpaz is not however completed.
— © FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE CYPRUSThe grand opening of the multi-million euro project was supposed to take place last month, to coincide with the anniversary if the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974.
Officials said the project was delayed due to adverse weather conditions.
The network will pump 75 million cubic meters of water annually from Turkey to Cyprus with pipelines 250 meters under the sea.
The construction of transmission lines from the water treatment plant to Kyrenia, Famagusta and Dipkarpaz is not however completed.
Turkish Cypriot officials say the project will be able to compensate for the projected water needs in northern Cyprus for the next 50 years, and the irrigation water will raise revenue in the farming sector.
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