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In the Karapınar district of Konya, this time a sinkhole measuring 630 meters in diameter was detected. Pothole slits with a diameter of 630 meters were said to be 10 meters in places and the depth was around 8 to 10 meters in sight. The road connecting Karapınar to Aksaray’s Eskil district passes over the giant pothole. The road is used by those who live on the plateaus of that region and those who come to visit the potholes of tourist importance.
505 SMALL SHARP DETERMINED IN THE REGION
The wind from Turkey from the beginning of the areas exposed to erosion and about 50 thousand with a population of the Konya Karapinar district, withdraws groundwater, sinkholes are caused by the collapse of the land, the region continues to constitute a threat to the public. AFAD Konya Provincial Directorate, Konya Plain Project Regional Development Administration (KOP) and Konya Technical University (KTÜN) Members of the geological engineering faculty initiated a study on sinkholes in the region. As a result of the studies that lasted 5 months, it was determined that there were 505 potholes of various sizes that could be detected in the region.
DETECTED BY SATELLITE
Research team leader, Prof. Dr. Yaşar Eren, Dr. When faculty member Şeyda Parlar and research assistant Berkant Coşkuner examined satellite images, they detected cracks in the surface between the Büyük Çıralı plateau and Acıkuyu, 26 kilometers northwest of the center of Karapınar district.
In field investigations, cracks between 10 meters wide and 8-10 meters deep were examined. As a result of the examinations, it was determined that the circular slits belonged to the sump with a diameter of 630 meters.
GIANT BLADE 630 METERS IN DIAMETER
Prof. Dr. Yaşar Eren said the following:
“During our work in the region, when we examined satellite images, we found a formation. When we checked it, we determined at least 3 circular slits that we could detect. As a result of our studies, we found a sink with a diameter of 630 meters from the cracks on the surface. Of course, when we examine the sinkhole area in its entirety, there are general landslides around 4-5 meters. It started to form in the past and its formation has not ended due to some obstacle under the ground, it has not fully developed.
THE GIANT OBRUK CONTINUES FORMING
Noting that the pothole continues to form and its depth can be determined by detailed examinations, Prof. Dr. Eren said: “When we look at the linear structures in the region, it is a sinkhole that we observe that the sinkhole in the road causes deformation and, therefore, it continues to form even a little bit. When we look at the structures in the region, we see that the road is deformed in the section through which the cracks pass. The results of the detailed studies to be carried out in the region will be determined. They are carrying out imaging and mapping in the region with the cooperation of AFAD and KOP, geophysical studies also determine the underground properties of the sinkhole, he said, “a huge sinkhole in progress.”
‘OBRUK IS STUCK DUE TO A CERTAIN OBSTACLE’
Research assistant Berkant Coşkuner, who said the pothole could not be formed by an obstacle during its formation, said: “The area we are investigating contains 180 potholes along a fracture line. This sink is still forming and deforming. the road. This sinkhole endangers the road or surrounding plateaus. This sinkhole is blocked due to some obstacle and has not completely collapsed. This determination of how long the depth continues, the movement of the sinkhole. Whether or not it will continue will be revealed as a result of future geophysical studies, “he said.
