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Today, the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia and Caucasus University have signed the Memorandum of cooperation. Under the Memorandum, students and graduates of the university will have opportunity to undergo on-the-job training, deepen their knowledge, and enhance qualification in the respective units of the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia. The signees of the memorandum are Executive Director of the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia, Juansher Burchuladze and President of the Caucasus University, Kakkaber Shengelia.

The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia has commenced rehabilitation works for the 4km road in Gurjaani Municipality Village Chalaubani. Project cost amounts to GEL 950 675,00 and it is backed by the World Bank. Today, commencement of civil works was launched by the Executive Director of the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia - Juansher Burchuladze and local authorities.

Municipal Development Fund of the ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia implements construction of pitcher school workshop in village Ikalto. Today MDF executive director Juansher Burchuladze visited civil works, cost of construction amounts GEL 2 290366,37 .
Within the project framework three storey administrative building and one storey building -enterprise producing pitcher were constructed. Ikalto school workshop gives opportunity to every interested person to watch pitcher ancient technology composition process, also there will be museum where ancient clay vessel will be exhibited. Besides museum and workshop construction of library and internet cafe is foreseen, clay vessel modeling will be available for all interested visitors.

Regional Development Fund of Georgia by World Bank financing implements tourist infrastructure arrangement adjacent to cultural heritage monuments in Kakheiti region in particular Old shuamta, New Shuamta and in Ikalto. Mentioned project is implemented within the framework of regional development project and cost amounts GEL 1 mln 637 thousand.

Construction of Tbilisi-Rustavi highway is in final phase, by the end current year highway construction on first and third sections will be finalized, by spring 2016 installation of external lighting system and also construction of secondary road will be finalized. Construction of the highway with length of 17.4 km is implemented by MDF and cost amounts to GEL 96 685 218.40. After project completion journey from Tbilisi to Rustavi will take 15 minutes and movement will become more safe and comfortable. Today civil works were visited by MDF executive director and ADB mission representative.

The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia is implementing water supply rehabilitation works in Tetritskaro Municipality. Cost of the project backed by the European Investment Bank amounts to GEL 2 379 976,49. Currently, the Tetritskaro Municipality population is supplied with water according to the schedule, for 4-5 hours a day. After project completion, the Tetritskaro population will have a 24-hour water supply. Today, the Executive Director of the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia, Juansher Burchuladze was visiting the water supply rehabilitation project site; he got into conversation with the people employed at the construction site.

Today in Holiday Inn public discussion was held on water resources management issues. Meeting was organized by USAIDG4G and ISET partnership. Public discussion was attended by government representatives, MDF executive director Juansher Burchuladze and head of donor’s relations and project management unit Tengiz Gogotishvili.
Head of MDF donor’s relations and projects management unit Tengiz Gogotishvili spoke regarding water supply system rehabilitation project in 24 towns of Georgia implemented by MDF with European Investment Bank financial support. Aim of the project is to provide population with 24 hour water supply.

In Tetritskaro municipality rehabilitation of internal roads and bridges are implemented by MDF. Project is financed by World Bank and cost amounts to GEL 2 379 873,00. Internal roads had not been rehabilitated since 1980 in Tetriskaro municipality. Accordingly roads are out of order and uncomfortable for movement. As a result of rehabilitation transportation for 1400 families living in Tetritskaro municipality will become safe and comfortable. Today ongoing works were visited by MDF executive director Juansher Burchuladze who went into conversation with employees.

Today, a Loan Agreement was executed between Georgia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for implementing the “Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program- Project 4”. The document was signed by Nodar Khaduri, Minister of Finance of Georgia and Yesim Elhan-Kayalar, ADB Country Director for Georgia. Batumi shoreline protection project will be funded under this tranche. The project will be implemented by the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia. On the same day, a Project Agreement was made between the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia and the ADB. The project document was signed by Juansher Burchuladze, Executive Director of the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia and Yesim Elhan-Kayalar, ADB Country Director for Georgia. To this effect, the Asian Development Bank will allocate funds to the sum of USD 20 million.

By World Bank financial support within the framework of public and private sectors partnership MDF supported Shukhman Vines Georgia in infrastructure arrangement. In particular 1 km road up to the hotel was rehabilitated, water supply and drainage systems were arranged which resulted in creation of additional 50 workplaces in the company and expanded business. Today government and World Bank representatives opened advanced hotel and rehabilitated infrastructure.