INFRASTRUCTURE GIANT LEAP OF 100 YEARS

     The  problem... This problem which lasted for a few years. Municipality of Denizli initiated a study to solve the problem of infrastructure. Launching such a study is really nice. But the style of practice is not useful at all. I want to explain a few things about why the style of practice is not useful at all.

     Before the infrastructure works started, infrastructure was a too big problem for the Denizli. Drinking water was very dirty and limy. Everywhere was flood when it rained because of the old rain water pipes. Sewer pipes were old as well. There was a never-ending foul odors in Denizli. People were fed-up because of these problems. There must have a solution. The problem of infrastructure must have been solved. The municipality deal with this problem and infrastructure work began.

     The people of Denizli were very hopeful so that the problem would be solved. Infrastructure problem would be solved. Drinking water would be clean. When it rained, there wouldn’t be flood. There wouldn’t be strange smeels in Denizli streets.

     It wasn’t as expected. As studies increased, people's patience was fading. More problems began to occur. Roads were repeatedly excavated. Opening, closing, opening, closing… An excavated road was re-excavated. Bus routes changed every minute. Drivers did not know where to go because of the closed roads. This problem was not one day or two days or three days. This problem was experienced more than 2 years. Closed roads made people nervous. Maybe everything would be fine. The only thing that the municipality wanted us is ‘PATIENCE’. But patience was fading.

     Infrastructure work was about to end. Papers was hung on some parts of the city to announce that the works would be finished. But it was not still ending. People began to uprisings and complaints. The municipality evaluated them and apologized for the problems. At the and infrastructure works over. Alright, was the problem solved?

     The problem wasn’t solved. Drinking water was still dirty. Changing pipes was inefficiency. The flood problem continued when it rained. Also, when it rained, strange smells emerged. People were very nervous to municipality. Despite so much suffering, everything was in vain. There was nothing to do.

      In conclusion, anything wasn’t changed. Infrastructure problems continued. The only thing changing was the people’s opinion to municipality. Municipality became the owner of the enemy. People wish such a inefficient work had not been.

AYŞE BALIN