Rehabilitation of Batumi Schools №4 and №5 Completes

Revaz Sokhadze: “We are proceeding with working actively in Adjara aimed at school infrastructure improving.”
The full rehabilitation of Batumi Public Schools №4 and №5 by the Municipal Development Fund (MDF) of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Georgia, has been completed. In the new school year, the rehabilitated schools will be able to accept 2 000 students in total.
The newly rehabilitated schools were visited by Prime Minister of Georgia – Irakli Kobakhidze, Minister of Education, Science and Youth – Givi Mikanadze, Minister of Infrastructure – Revaz Sokhadze, Executive Director of the MDF – Giorgi Shonia, Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara – Zurab Pataradze, and Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara – Tsotne Ananidze.
“It is of high significance that Adjara is well prepared for the new school year. Several rehabilitated schools have been opened in Batumi and throughout the region. The Ministry of Infrastructure of Georgia in collaboration with the Adjara Government continues to work actively so as the school infrastructural issues of the region to be resolved as soon as possible. I congratulate all students, parents, and teachers, as they start the new school year in these rehabilitated schools, and I wish them every success”, noted Revaz Sokhadze, Minister of Infrastructure of Georgia.
The Prime Minister and members of the Government were familiarized with the infrastructure work, carried out at the schools, and congratulated teachers and students on the start of the school year in the renovated environment.
The Public Schools №4 and №5 in Batumi were rehabilitated by the MDF with co-financing from the Government of Georgia (GOG) and the World Bank (WB).
Within the projects, the infrastructure of schools was completely renovated. Classrooms and common areas, sports fields, and schoolyards were refurbished in accordance with modern educational standards; the heating, water supply, and sewage systems were fully upgraded.
Both schools are fully adapted for students with special educational needs.
The MDF of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Georgia is continuing projects to upgrade the educational infrastructure in Adjara. In the region, rehabilitation of 3 public schools has been completed, whereas the work at 9 ones is underway.