The Salda Lake development plan has been approved!

Special Area for Environmental Protection of Lake Salda The 1/25000 scale Master Development Plan has been approved by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization.

In the statement made by the government on the subject, the following was expressed:

* To leave the Laguna de Salda and its surroundings, one of the most valuable natural heritages of our country, in the best possible way to leave it to future generations, the works that our Government and the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization continue to carry out in close coordination with high environmental sensitivity.

* The 1/25000 Scale Zoning Master Plan, prepared and approved by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, covers the entire Special Zone of Environmental Protection of Lake Salda (SEPA).

* In villages where all kinds of applications are stopped with the announcement of SEPA, sparse-density rural housing will be allowed, provided the conditions of the plan are met.

* In the prepared plan, the aim is to maintain the current status of the existing village settlements (Karaatlı, Düden, Işıklar and Niyazlar neighborhood settlement) in order to preserve the traditional texture.

* In order to eliminate the pressures on the construction of hotels and bungalows caused by tourist activities on the lake shore, construction on the shore is not allowed, aims to direct village pensions and rural ecotourism activities village settlements (Salda Village, Doğanbaba Village and Kayadibi) and rural development has been planned.

* In addition to all this, with the 1/25000 Scale Zoning Master Plan of the Salda Lake Environmental Protection Area approved;

* No activity is allowed on the surface of the lake.

* Bicycle paths and walking routes have been proposed around the lake, between natural spaces and villages.

* It is planned to end the activities of the existing mines in the area.

* Agriculture, pastures, forest areas and wetlands have been conserved.

* Said plan will be announced and suspended by the Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanism in accordance with the Law of Land Management No. 3194, and if there are objections during the call process, these objections will be submitted to the consideration of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization (General Directorate for the Protection of Natural Assets).

* In addition, subscale planning studies continue in Yeşilova Municipality and Salda Village.

CONSTRUCTION STARTED ON THE LAKE

CHP Burdur MP Mehmet Göker reacted to the incident by sharing a video showing the working image of construction crews at Lake Salda on April 13, 2020 on his Twitter account.

Göker, in his statement to SÖZCÜ, said: “They began to kill Lake Salda, which was closed to visit and said that we will not touch its naturalness, with work machines, citing the corona epidemic. Clearly, the profits are paid by the capital, the beautiful Lake Salda, ”he said.

THE FLOW OF VISITORS IS ALIVE

Lake Salda is among the most important attractions in recent years with its white sand and turquoise blue water. The American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that it has similar characteristics to the Jezero crater on Mars, further increasing interest in the lake.

Visitors continue to come from miles away to see this unique lake and beauty. Gendarmerie teams working 24/7 in Salda Lake frequently warn visitors about rules taken within the scope of coronavirus measures, and inform citizens that it is prohibited to enter the mud pits, especially in the surrounding areas. Those who enter the mud pits are fined 392 lire.

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