The Objectives of G.A.P.

The Southeastern Anatolia Project is the most comprehensive project ever implemented in Turkey. Beyond the dams, hydroelectric power plants, and irrigation schemes on the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers, GAP,as an integrated project envisages the development of communication,housing,industry, education, health and other services. On the basis of the relative position of the Region in the Nation's socio-economy,the development potentials and problems, and the national development aspirations,the objectives for the development of the GAP region are set as follows.

* To develop all the land and water resources in the Region, in order to achieve accelerated economic and social development,

* To alleviate disparity between the Region and other regions by increasing production and welfare levels in the Region,

* To increase the productivity and employment capacity in the Region,

* To meet increased need for infrastructure resulting from population explosion and urbanization,

* To organize economic and physical infrastructure in rural areas, in such a way as to utilize the resources, in the most useful ways and to direct urban

growth in desired directions,

* To contribute to the national objectives of sustained economic growth and export promotion by efficient utilization of the Region's resources.

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