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Today, in the Tbilisi History Museum “Karvasla”, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia held a presentation of the report of 3-year period activities of the Ministry and its entities in charge. The 3-year period report included an extensive narrative concerning infrastructural projects completed by the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia within the reporting period. The presentation was opened by the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia, Nodar Javakhishvili. The Minister acquainted the public with major infrastructural projects implemented by the Ministry from 2013 to present day. Besides, he discussed some large-scale ongoing and planned projects and performed institutional activities targeted at regional development.

Municipal Development Fund of Georgia has already finalized rehabilitation of #2 kindergarten in Aspindza municipality, rehabilitation of kindergarten #1 is in progress. Cost of the rehabilitation works for kindergarten #2 amounts to GEL 4 97092, and for kindergarten #1 amounts to GEL 403009. Total amount for both kindergartens rehabilitation will amount to GEL 900101.60; Works are implemented by World Bank financial support. Today rehabilitation works was visited by MDF executive director Juansher Burchuladze.

Municipal Development Fund of Georgia with EIB financing implements water supply system rehabilitation in borough Aspindza. Cost of the project is GEL 20700728,84. As a result of project implementation 1200 families residing in Akhaltsikhe and Aspindza will be provided with 24 hour water supply. In addition water quality will be significantly improved and water loss will be reduced. Today MDF executive director Juansher Burchuladze along with local government representatives visited ongoing works.

International standards new sport complex will be constructed in Kaspi municipality. Project is implemented by Municipal Development Fund of Georgia. Sport complex reconstruction rehabilitation works are financed by World Bank with cost of Gel 175737,65. Today ongoing works was visited by MDF executive director Juansher Burchuladze. More than 30 workman was hired on works.

Within the framework of the project following will be arranged: circle hall for struggle competitions, training hall, fitness and basketball halls, old hotel building will be rehabilitated as well.
Old basketball hall has already been dismantled and construction of new hall is in progress. Simultaneously civil works for hotel building are in progress, in particular façade and interior facing.

From new semester kindergarten being rehabilitated in compliance with international standards will receive 180 children living in village Tsikisdziri. Municipal Development Fund of Georgia has finalized rehabilitation of kindergarten in Mtskheta municipality village Tsikhisdziri. Project was implemented by World Bank financial support with cost of GEL 548 300,06. Today rehabilitated kindergarten was visited by MDF executive director Juansher Burchuladze along with Mtskheta-mtianeti governor Nugzar Kipiani. Kindergarten is fully adapted for disabled children as well.

Municipal Development Fund of Georgia implements water supply system rehabilitation in Likani and Tsagveri. Minister of regional Development and Infrastructure Nodar Javakhishvili, first deputy minister Ilia Darchiashvili, MDF executive director Juansher Burchuladze and UWC director Nikoloz Kizikurashvili visited ongoing works.

After works finalization water supply and drinking water quality will be improved significantly in Likani and Tsagveri. Population of adjacent villages in particular Timotesubani and Daba will also benefit from new system.
Infrastructural work are implemented by EIB financial support and more than GEL 3 million is allocated, approximately 120 person is hired on works most of them locals.

Municipal Development Fund of Georgia has finalized rehabilitation of Bodbe-Bodbiskhevi connecting road with length of 5 km in Signagi municipality. Project was implemented by World Bank financial support with cost of GEL 2 831 384,37. Today rehabilitated road which connects 6 villages to borough Tsnori was opened by minister of Infrastructure and Regional development of Georgia Nodar Javakhishvili, first deputy minister Ilia Darchiashvili, MDF executive director Juansher Burchuladze and local government representatives.
Existing road was entirely amortized and during 30 years has not been rehabilitated. Besides connecting 6 villages to borough Tsnori and Signagi rehabilitated road is also the shortest road connecting to capital city.

Municipal Development Fund of Georgia is implementing entire rehabilitation of town Tskaltubo by World Bank financing. Total cost of the project amounts to GEL 40.68 million. MDF executive director Juansher Burchuladze, World Bank sustainable development program coordinator in South Caucasus Ahmed Aiveida and Tskaltubo Gamgebeli Konstantine Mamiseishvili attended work progress on project final details. MDF implements 9 infrastructural project in Tskaltubo among them 7 are already finalized and 2 are ongoing.
Monitoring process revealed that due to negligence part of finalized infrastructural projects are damaged, in particular lamps, benches in central park, plants mini golf ground and litter bins, based on fund order damaged infrastructure will be recovered, though it has to be noted that damage recovery takes place for the second time. We ask population to take care of infrastructure arranged exactly for them, it is a responsibility of each citizen preserve and maintain rehabilitated town.

By Municipal Development Fund of Georgia 13 units of coastline cleaning equipment were consigned to Ozurgeti, Zugdidi and Poti municipalities. Equipment which was purchased by World Bank’s financial support cost GEL 2 100 380.5. Utilization of cleaning equipment will promote purifying the following resorts coastlines: Ureki Anaklia Poti, Shekvetili and Grigoleti.

Today Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia (MRA) Sozar Subari and Executive Director of Municipal Development Fund of Georgia (LEPL) Juansher Burchuladze signed the Memorandum on mutual cooperation. As per the Memo, MDF is to acquire the houses for IDPs in West Georgia at the cost of 400 000 EUR within “Housing in Village” project. These houses will be selected by MRA based on special criteria.
MDF of Regional Development and Infrastructure Ministry of Georgia (RMIDP) with MRA cooperation and financing of German Bank of Reconstruction (KfW) has already completed rehabilitation and construction works in Tskaltubo (400 apartments), Kutaisi (65 apartments), Poti (104 apartments) and Zugdidi (320 apartments) within long-term housing provision arrangements for IDPs. Purchasing of the houses in the villages was enabled exactly at the expense of the saving received as a result of above listed projects implementation.