ISKI Launches a Project to Solve the Flooding Problem in Şişli and Beşiktaş
ISKI, an agency of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, has begun construction on a project to solve the flooding problem in Şişli and Beşiktaş.
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ISKI launched the excavation work for the “Şişli-Beşiktaş Districts Ihlamurdere Watershed Dolmabahçe Stormwater Tunnel” with a ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony held for the “Şişli-Beşiktaş Districts Ihlamurdere Basin Dolmabahçe Stormwater Tunnel”—which is projected to cost 660 million lira—Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Nuri Aslan said, “There are two people who should be here, who should be giving these speeches: One is the elected Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, and our İSKİ General Director, Şafak Başa, who is currently under house arrest. They are the true architects of these projects. They should be the ones personally explaining this work and sharing the story of their hard work and vision. Unfortunately, they are not with us. But we know that their hearts are here, their spirits are here—their hearts that beat for Istanbul are here. As their fellow travelers and guardians of Istanbul, we will continue to work tirelessly. Because we have made a promise to this city, to its people, and to the future of our children,” he said.
Deputy Mayor Aslan noted that once the project is completed, rainwater collected in the watersheds of Şişli and Beşiktaş will be channeled directly into the Bosphorus without mixing with the sewer lines.
