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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.

Tourism infrastructure arranging at Gelati Monastery and restoration-conservation works of Gelati Monastery are under implementation by Municipal Development Fund of Regional Development and Infrastructure Ministry of Georgia with the support of the World Bank and Georgian Government. Mr. Juansher Burchuladze, Executive Director of MDF, Mr. Davit Tabidze, Deputy Executive Director, MDF and Mr. Ahmed Eiweida, Sustainable Development Programs Coordinator in the South Caucasus, WB got familiarized with the progress of works, envisaged under the project. Supervision Company “Eptisa” conducted presentation at Gelati refectory in the process of which there were reviewed the issues with regard to progress of integrated infrastructural projects of cultural heritage monuments in Imereti region and future plans as well.
Regional Development Project aims at contributing to maintenance of cultural heritage monuments and render assistance to development of tourist infrastructure in Georgia. Basic beneficiaries of the project are locals, whose social conditions will be improved as a result of tourism development, along with the tourists visiting the region as they will familiarize themselves with cultural heritage monuments of Imereti region in improved conditions and consume proper infrastructure being in the vicinity of these monuments.

Municipal Development Fund of Regional Development and Infrastructure Ministry of Georgia with the support of the World Bank and the Government of Georgia implement the tourist infrastructure arranging works at Ubisa Monastery in Imereti Region. Mr. Juansher Burchuladze, Executive Director of MDF, Davit Tabidze, Deputy Executive Director of MDF and Mr. Ahmed Eiweida, Sustainable Development Programs Coordinator of the WB in the South Caucasus visited the site to get familiarized with the progress of works stipulated under the project.
Regional Development Project aims at contributing to maintenance of cultural heritage monuments and render assistance to development of tourist infrastructure in Georgia. Basic beneficiaries of the project are locals, whose social conditions will be improved as a result of tourism development along with the tourists visiting the region as they will familiarize themselves with cultural heritage monuments of Imereti region in improved conditions and consume proper infrastructure being in the vicinity of these monuments.

The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia is implementing Telavi municipality and village Kurdghelauri water supply rehabilitation project. The works are funded by the European Investment Bank with co-financing from the Government of Georgia. Total project cost amounts to GEL 7,052,133. First Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia, Ilia Darchiashvili and Executive Director of the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia, Juansher Burchuladze were visiting the project site.
1500 households residing in the village Kurdghelauri are supplied with water only once a week for one hour, though due to the considerably damaged network, it cannot be used as drinking water. Therefore, the local population extracts potable water from individually arranged wells. As a result of project implementation, the village Kurdghelauri inhabitants will have the water supply problem solved.

Municipal Development Fund of Georgia is implementing construction of 17, 4 km Tbilisi Rustavi highway. After construction, travel time from Rustavi to Tbilisi will take 15 minutes and journey will become more safe and comfortable. Cost of the project is GEL 96 685 218.40. Today MDF executive director Juansher Burchuladze visited civil works who went into conversation with workers. Construction of the first and second sections of the highway was commenced on April 22, 2014. More than 300 workers are hired including locals.
Ground works on first section and construction of artificial structures on both direction have already been completed in particular culverts, asphalt concrete covering arrangement on both direction of the road is in progress. 3 km asphalt concrete covering has already been arranged on left direction and more than 3 km on right direction. Total 8 km asphalt concrete covering has to be arranged on both direction. Arrangement of two road bridges and one traffic center has been completed. Construction of two Road Bridge is in progress and will be finalized at the end of August.

On August 7th of the current year agreement on implementation of Regional development project III was signed between Minister of Finance of Georgia Nodar Khaduri, acting head of World Banks Georgian office Soso Melitauri and EBRD. Project will be implemented by JSC Municipal Development Fund of Georgia during 2015-2019. Today agreement was signed by MDF executive director Juansher Burchuladze and acting head of World Bank’s Georgian office Soso Melitauri.