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22 Buildings in Batumi, Tamar Settlement are under rehabilitation works. Ilia Darchiashvli, first deputy executive director of the Municipal Development Fund visited the construction works underway in the settlement of IDPs and talked with the local population. MDF financed by the Government of Georgia carries out external hydro- and heat-insulation works and water-insulation and construction works of foundations for 22 residential buildings intended for the Batumi IDPs.

MDF Deputy Executive Director Mr. Tornike Toradze and Georgian United Water Company Deputy Executive Director Mr. Giorgi Koberidze visited water supply system rehabilitation works in Lanchkhuti municipality. After system rehabilitation Lanchkhuti population will be provided with 24 hour water supply instead scheduled from 3 till-12. MDF implements rehabilitation works by European Investment Bank funding. Total cost of the works is 2,703,731.06 GEL. After project finalization facility will be handed over to Georgian United Water Company for commissioning.

The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia has already announced tender for construction of ‘University’ metro station. Today the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia Mr. Elguja Khokrishvili and Deputy Executive Director of the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia Mr. Ilia Darchiashvili have briefed public on the above-mentioned subject. The Minister and Deputy Executive Director of the Fund appealed to the companies to participate in the bidding. Khokrishvili and Darchiashvili also familiarized the public with visual materials depicting the metro station after completion of construction works.

Prime Minister State Representative in Guria region Mr. Giorgi Chkhaidze, MDF Deputy Executive Director Mr. Tornike Torade, United Water Company Executive Director Mr. Archil Tsabutashvili and Deputy Executive Director Mr. Girogi Koberidze visited water supply rehabilitation works in Ozurgeti. For 30 thousand Ozurgeti citizens water supply problem was solved by MDF. Water supply system has not been rehabilitated in Ozurgeti for many years, and MDF implemented rehabilitation works by EIB funding. Cost of the project is 2,653,428.70 GEL. As a result of rehabilitation population will have high quality 14 hour water supply instead 8 hour.

In Mtskheta municipality village Dzegvi kindergarten was rehabilitated by MDF order. 138,000.00 GEL was allocated for civil works. Within the scope of rehabilitation following works were implemented: plaster and paint of walls, arrangement of sewerage system, door and floor replacement, lavatory repairing and new heating system installation. Currently 30 children go to kindergarten. Since rehabilitation kindergarten management received additional 110 applications. 35 workers were hired for civil works.

MDF rehabilitated kindergarten located on Gmiri Street in town Mtskheta. Cost of civil works is 120,635.07 GEL. Within the scope of rehabilitation following works were implemented: windows and doors replacement, new floor arrangement, lavatory and kitchen repairing, walls plastering and painting and heating system installation. As of today data 120 children attend to mentioned kindergarten. According to information provided by kindergarten management after building rehabilitation additional 50 parents expressed their desire to take their children into this kindergarten and additional 50 applications were received. 35 workmen were hired on civil works. Along with building rehabilitation yard also was arranged.

MDF has also rehabilitated village Ksovrisi kindergarten building and arranged yard. Cost of civil works is 164,136,99 GEL. Within the scope of rehabilitation following works were implemented: windows and doors replacement, new floor arrangement, sewerage system arrangement, lavatory and kitchen repairing, walls plastering and painting and heating system installation. Currently 25 children go to Ksovri kindergarten. After rehabilitation additional 40 applications were received by the kindergarten. 35-40 workers were employed on civil works.

MDF deputy director Mr. Ilia Darchiashvili visited kindergartens rehabilitated by fund in Mtskheta municipality. MDF has rehabilitated three kindergartens in Mteskheta municipality in particular: In town Mtskheta, in village Ksovrisi and in village Dzegvi. Project was financed by state budget and total allocated amount was more than 400 thousand GEL. Currently more than 175 children are attending in three kindergarten. Since rehabilitation works more than 200 applications were received. More than 100 workmen were employed on civil works, most of them locals.

MDF, Ministry of Regional development and Infrastructure of Georgia and Ministry of Finance of Georgia were granted with Vice President award in World Bank Europe and Central Asia region for joint project successful implementation. From East Europe and Central Asia 80 projects were presented from which only 16 were selected. World Bank nominated “ Kakheti regional development project” as one of the successful projects. This project was implemented by MDF and from World Bank side was managed by programs sustainable development coordinator in South Caucasus Ahmed Eiweida.

Deputy Executive Director Mr. TornikeToradze visited street rehabilitation works in Kutaisi. Following 5 streets rehabilitation is in progress by MDF order: Otskelistr. Z. Gamsaxurdia str. Topuria str. Sokhumi and K. Gamsaxurdia str. Total cost for works consists of 1,195,788 GEL