section_path: Mayor of Istanbul (2019–present)/Environmental actions
section_name: Environmental actions
paragraph_text: Environmental actions
  
  İmamoğlu started a continuous bottom mud cleaning in the Golden Horn, which was frequently on the agenda with water pollution. After a long time, the Golden Horn regained its natural vitality, with fish swimming and dolphins racing. The phaeton, which has been the subject of controversy on the Princes' Islands due to its adverse health effect on horses and the carriages' impact on passing infectious diseases, was replaced by all- electric vehicles as a result of the "Prince's Islands Transportation Workshop" program. Against the earthquake risk, which is the top priority of Istanbul, risky areas and unsafe buildings are detected with detection scans all over the city. İmamoğlu has been critical of the Turkish government's plan to build the Istanbul Canal, which would link the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea through a second waterway alongside the natural Bosporus.