At the Biannual Report Presentation held by Ministry of Refugees Ilia Darchiashvili Gave a Speech on the Projects Implemented by the MDF
Under the project “Government of Georgia for Open Governance”, the Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia, Sozar Subari presented to the public a report on the outcomes of two-year operations of the Ministry. The presentation was attended by members of Georgian government and Parliament of Georgia, members of diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia, representatives of international and local NGO-s. First Deputy Executive Director of the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia, Ilia Darchiashvili was also present at the meeting; he gave a speech on large-scale infrastructural projects implemented by the MDF for IDP-s.
According to Darchiashvili, within a two-year period the MDF has implemented dozens of infrastructural projects for the IDP-s and constructed housing for hundreds of refugee households.
„Residential buildings constructed by us strictly adhere to international standards. I would like to emphasize that each residential building constructed by the MDF is fully adapted to the needs of disabled persons. For fulfillment of these well needed and important tasks, our partner countries have provided assistance to our government. With active backing provided by the USAID, within a 2-year period the MDF has completed rehabilitation of 13 residential buildings in various Municipalities of Georgia. Within the scope of our cooperation, last year we have arranged and put into operation 10 buildings in various towns throughout Georgia (Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Vani, Marneuli, Kareli, Terjola, Zestaponi), as a result of above-mentioned activities, apartments were granted to 335 IDP households. This year, in addition to Borjomi, rehabilitation of apartment buildings will be implemented in Kaspi and Kutaisi and 241 household will have new houses. One of these days we will open a newly rehabilitated building in Kaspi municipality and 113 more households will receive housing; before the end of the year rehabilitation of the building with 110 apartments for IDP-s will be completed in Kutaisi” – stated Ilia Darchiashvili in his speech at the report presentation.
He also noted that within the period of 2013-2014, with KfW and EU funding, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia and the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia have completed construction of 7 new buildings in Poti, while construction of 10 residential buildings is still ongoing in Zugdidi, which will be completed in the nearest future.
„I wish every family a peaceful life and retrieval of their own housing in the shortest possible time; meanwhile we, together with the Ministry shall continue to apply every effort to this end, in order to achieve maximum result and create adequate living conditions for each and every IDP. I wish the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia and its Minister Sozar Subari success in fulfillment of this complicated and important assignment. The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia for its part remains as a counterpart and supporter of the Ministry.” - declared Ilia Darchiashvili.
