“Revision of Ceyhan Basin Flood Management Plan” contract was signed. 19 November 2021

The contract for the "Revision of Ceyhan Basin Flood Management Plan" was signed on 19.11.2021 between the General Directorate of Water Management, which is affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and Su-Yapı, under the leadership of Mr. Bilal Dikmen, General Manager of Water Management. Mr. M. Özgür Özatay, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Korhan İlter, Deputy General Manager, Mr. İsmail Fidan, Business Development and Offers Director, and Mr. Orhan Türkmen, Project Manager, attended the signing ceremony to represent our company.

The scope of the project is the preparation of flood hazard maps and flood risk maps at the border of the Ceyhan Basin, to determine the impact of floods and to determine adaptation activities, by considering various alternatives and updating the maps, and determining the precautions to be taken before, during and after the flood and making the necessary suggestions to reduce the socio-economic negative impacts of possible floods in the basin.

According to the EU Flood Directive, Flood Management Plans need to be renewed by making revisions every six years. “Revision the Ceyhan Basin Flood Management Plan” will be prepared to cover the years 2024-2030, starting from the project completion date.

Within the scope of the " Revision of Ceyhan Basin Flood Management Plan", to reduce and manage the flood risk in our country, regarding the requirements of the EU Flood Directive, the preliminary assessment of flood risk, preparation of flood hazard maps, preparation of flood risk maps, determination of measures to be taken before, during and after flood risk in terms of flood risk, preparation of strategic environmental assessment report shall be performed and as a result of the data obtained, the Ceyhan Basin Flood Management Plan will be updated and prepared.