Infrastructural Projects at Gelati Monastery are underway
Tourism infrastructure arranging at Gelati Monastery and restoration-conservation works of Gelati Monastery are under implementation by Municipal Development Fund of Regional Development and Infrastructure Ministry of Georgia with the support of the World Bank and Georgian Government. Mr. Juansher Burchuladze, Executive Director of MDF, Mr. Davit Tabidze, Deputy Executive Director, MDF and Mr. Ahmed Eiweida, Sustainable Development Programs Coordinator in the South Caucasus, WB got familiarized with the progress of works, envisaged under the project. Supervision Company “Eptisa” conducted presentation at Gelati refectory in the process of which there were reviewed the issues with regard to progress of integrated infrastructural projects of cultural heritage monuments in Imereti region and future plans as well.
Regional Development Project aims at contributing to maintenance of cultural heritage monuments and render assistance to development of tourist infrastructure in Georgia. Basic beneficiaries of the project are locals, whose social conditions will be improved as a result of tourism development, along with the tourists visiting the region as they will familiarize themselves with cultural heritage monuments of Imereti region in improved conditions and consume proper infrastructure being in the vicinity of these monuments.
Tourism infrastructure arranging at Gelati Monastery envisages improvement of Information Center, WCs, Cafeteria, booths, parking lots, and a 600-meter access road to the Church, as well as water and sewage networks. The project is under implementation by “Construction Company #1”.
There are to be restored the dome and stones within restoration-conservation works. To date mobilization period has been completed and conservation works on façade stones are in progress. The project is being implemented by “International Art Center”.
Total cost of Monastery rehabilitation-conservation and tourism infrastructure arranging in the vicinity of Gelati has amounted to GEL 2 500 000.
