Türkiye’s Housing Development Administration (TOKI) has began excavations for its first residential challenge of 501 homes within the Afşin district of quake-hit Kahramanmaraş.
With the assistance of TOKI, affiliated with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, a everlasting residence challenge has been initiated together with short-term shelters for victims in Kahramanmaraş, a metropolis that suffered the lethal influence of dual earthquakes only some hours aside on Feb. 6.
TOKI goals to basically innovate options to issues with regard to housing and urbanization in Türkiye on a nationwide scale and continues its actions to appreciate sufficient high quality housing in a wholesome city atmosphere.
Sharing particulars associated to the challenge, Mayor Afşin Mehmet Fatih Güven stated the 501 residences involved will include 24 residence buildings. The mandatory analyses have been carried out, and basis excavations have been initiated on rock-solid floor.
“It is planned that our permanent TOKI residences will be handed over to earthquake survivors within 180 days. We are healing wounds, and with the unity of our state and nation, we are preparing for a better future in Afşin, even better than in its old days,” he underlined.
New metropolis sq. challenge
The Afşin Municipality Service Building, which was rendered unusable after the earthquake catastrophe, is being taken care of and renovated by the Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, which has additionally began a metropolis sq. challenge for residents.
After the survey, Güven stated: “Our square project, which will be built at the exact spot of our municipality building, is being undertaken by Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality. I would like to thank all the teams, especially the mayor of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, Mr. Memduh Büyükkılıç, whose continuous support since the aftermath of the disaster has been invaluable. We will return Afşin to its good old days,” he remarked.
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