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Municipal Development Fund of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure has launched construction of Kvevri School -workshop in village Ikalto. Cost of the project is GEL 2 290366, 37 and is implemented by World Bank financial support. MDF executive director Ilia Darchiashvili along with Alaverdy monastery metropolitan bishop Davit Makharadze attended commencement of the works. Aim of the project is to recover pitcher manufacturing traditional methods and to develop historical cultural touring recreational education functions. Besides this young generation will have opportunity to study pitcher manufacturing method and thus to maintain ancient tradition. It will increase tourists flow and will improve social economic conditions of local population.

MDF implements new kindergarten construction in Kazbegi municipality village Sioni In regards to international child protection day kindergarten construction was visited by MDF first deputy executive director Jaunsher Burchuladze. After project finalization children living in Sioni village will be able to attend new kindergarten. Project is financed from state budget and cost consists of GEL 145999,98. Population is facing problem in this term as currently kindergarten does not exist in the village. As a result of the project finalization mentioned problem will be totally eliminated.

Executive Director of the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia, Ilia Darchiashvili, Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi City, Irakli Lekvinadze, Head of the Transport Municipal Service, Giorgi Gurgenidze are visiting Manila on invitation of the Asian Development Bank. During their visit Executive Director of the MDF and Deputy Mayor are taking part in the “Knowledge Partnership Week”. The partnership week organized by the ADB aims at planning long-term projects and strengthening cooperation between the Bank and Georgian side.

Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Tengiz Shergelashvili met the representatives of of mission of the International Monetary Fund. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Roads Department and the Municipal Development Fund. Shergelashvili introduced to the guests detailed information about the execution of the first quarter of the budget, as well as completed, ongoing and planned infrastructure projects.

Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia, Nodar Javakhishvili and the Executive Director of the Municipal Development Fund, Ilya Darchiashvili met the representative of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Mrs. Georgia Koutsiana.

Municipal Development Fund of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia has arranged 1.5 stone pavement access road to St. Pieter-Paul monastery in Bolnisi municipality, on Elia mountain, construction of monastery commenced 7 years ago, however access road was in a very bed conditions. Cost of the project is GEL 312456,36 and is financed from the state budget. Today MDF executive director Ilia Darchiashvili along with Kvemo Kartli governor Paata Khizanishvili and Bolnisi municipality gamgebeli Gogi Meshveliani have opened and checked the quality of the road.

Representatives from the Municipal Development Fund under the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia organized public discussion of the project on the Rehabilitation of Erekle the Second’s Castle and Museum in Telavi. Ilia Darchiashvili, executive director of the Municipal Development Fund presented the detailed concepts for the rehabilitation projects. For the high quality and effective implementation of works the final project has been discussed with the experts and stakeholders at the initiative of the Fund. Regional Development Project is implemented under the financing from the World Bank and the Government of Georgia. The objective of project implementation is to facilitate development of tourism and routes’ circle for the cultural heritage monuments in Kakheti Region.

LEPL Municipal Development Fund (MDF) of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure (MRDI) has planted 343 four-year seedlings of ash tree in the village of Tskhunkuri (Tskhunkuri forestry unit), Tskaltubo municipality. Executive Director of MDF Mr. Ilia Darchiashvili and MDF personnel took part in forest restoration action. Mr. Konstantine Mamiseishvili, Tskaltubo municipality Gemgebeli and students of Tskaltubo #1 და #2 public schools joined the action.

In Poti municipality IDP settlement area, 32 residential buildings have been rehabilitated. External hydro and thermal insulation works carried out by MDF were financed by the government of Georgia.
Today, Mr. Sozar Subar, Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia, Executive Director of MDF Ilia Darchiashvili and Poty Mayor Mr. Irakli Kakulia visited the rehabilitated buildings and talked with the local population.

Today a grant agreement has been concluded between Georgia and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), signed by the Minister of Finance - Nodar Khaduri and the World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus – Henry Kerali. The ceremony of signing was attended by Ilia Darchiashvili, director of Municipal Development Fund of Georgia. The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia is the legal entity of pubic law under the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure that will be responsible for disposal of the above grant.