Göksu River Flood Protection and River Rehabilitation Feasibility Report

Brief Description of the Project:

The scope of the project comprises of rehabilitation of approximately 5,375 km of Göksu River within the borders of Silifke sub-province in terms of flood risk and works for visual renovation. Approximately 2.5 km of investigated route is located in highly populated settlement areas.

Göksu River Basin is located in Mediterranean Region, at the west of Adana province. Administratively Göksu River is partially located within the borders of Konya, Karaman and İçel provinces. Taşkent (Konya), Sarıveliler, Başyayla, Ermenek (Karaman), Mut and Silifke (Mersin) sub-provinces and towns, villages and sub-villages are located within the borders of basin.

The aim of the project is to establish the measures and the required works to minimize impacts of possible floods in Silifke sub-province and to propose new green and open fields that will provide social improvements simultaneously with mitigation of the flood risk.

Scope of Services :

• Bathymetric and Field Survey,
• Flood Hydrology Studies,
• Geological Studies,
• Hydraulic Modelling Studies,
• Preparation of Food Risk Maps,
• Preparing Feasibility Report.