The capability at Devegeçidi Dam, a very powerful irrigation level of the province, rose as much as 65% owing to the previous a number of weeks of rain that considerably lowered drought depth in southern Diyarbakır province.
The dam, established in 1972, supplies irrigation water to 58,000 decares of agricultural land in Diyarbakir. It reached a capability of 220 million cubic meters in quantity, granting a major revenue enhance to farmers engaged in agricultural manufacturing.
In line with the choice made by the Diyarbakir Drought Crisis Coordination Center, water was transferred from Devegeçidi Dam by the State Hydraulic Works (DSI) to stop water movement that might have inflicted hurt upon farmers.
It is noteworthy that the dam was on the point of drying up in 2021 and 2022 as a consequence of local weather change, lack of precipitation and evaporation. According to information from the tenth Regional Directorate DSI, water within the dam, which fell beneath 1% originally of October final yr, reached 65% as of April 25 with snowfall and precipitation in March.
In the final two years, water quantity totaling 27 million cubic meters was transferred to Dicle Dam, which is a crucial meals supply and spawning space for migratory birds. The dam can be a well-liked spot for freshwater fishing and serves as a lifeline for each pure life and agricultural manufacturing.
“The stored water will meet the irrigation needs of our farmers throughout the year,” stated Mehmet Yaşar Ceylan, tenth Regional Directorate Operations and Maintenance Branch Manager DSI.
Ceylan advised Anadolu Agency (AA) that as a result of drought within the final two years, sufficient water didn’t accumulate within the dam. However, this yr, movement to the dam has been ample and harnessed correctly to satisfy the irrigation wants of farmers all year long. In truth, it’s anticipated that the water degree within the dam may improve additional with the continued precipitation.
Süleyman Iskenderoğlu, president of the Yenişehir Chamber of Agriculture, stated that they confronted a critical drought within the area till the start of March this yr, however this month, the area acquired more-than-anticipated precipitation, which appeared to have boosted water storage capability for the subsequent two years.
“As far as the drought is concerned, we do not know what will happen next year, but we surely will conserve and save existing water in the dam. For this, we even changed our production patterns. Currently, we are planting cotton and corn varieties that require less water. Last year, we experienced a huge loss of yield due to sudden droughts,” defined Iskenderoğlu.
Farmer Mustafa Tayfur within the Dokuzçeltik district of Yenişehir district stated: “Thanks to the rain, I planted 180 decares of wheat this year and will plant 80 decares of cotton as these crops are easy to irrigate. Last year, I got 400 kilograms (800 pounds) of cotton per decare; however, I am expecting a yield of over 500 kilograms per hectare of cotton this year.”
Though dwelling to an array of climates, Türkiye is usually a semi-arid nation. This is particularly dangerous within the period of local weather change for agricultural lands concentrated in Anatolia which can be removed from the delicate local weather of the nation’s western areas. It juggles its response to weather-related points aggravated by the local weather disaster, from floods in coastal areas to aggressive droughts in internal areas. An more and more arid future awaits Türkiye if it doesn’t regulate water consumption quickly and runs the chance of being categorised as a water-scarce nation by 2030, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) Türkiye warned final yr.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
