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At the plenary session, the Parliament of Georgia has backed up a reshaped cabinet of ministers of Georgia. Following approval by the supreme legislative body, Davit Shavliashvili took up the duties of the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia.
Davit Shavliashvili was born on March 14, 1984. In 2005 he graduated from the Legal Faculty of Ivane Javakhishvili State University of Tbilisi. He has taken international courses of management, has been working in Austria and Poland and is a skilled and experienced manager.

The Municipal Development Fund (MDF) of Georgia has built a road bridge in Sachkhere municipality Skhvitori village, which will connect 17 villages to the center. Mr. Ilia Darchiashvili, MDF Deputy Executive Director and the representatives of Sachkhere municipality opened the new bridge and talked to population. Cost of the project funded by state budget was GEL488 974,92.

Within the construction project of 82 outpatient clinics to be completed by the year’s end, the Municipal Development Fund (MDF) of Georgia has already installed 61 clinics throughout the country allowing the population in 61 villages to receive primary health care services. The project is implemented by MDF, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure (MRDI) and the ministry of Labor, Health and social Affairs (MoLHSA). The outpatient clinics are being installed in the villages where this type of service has not been available so far. Special attention is paid to the highland villages and those surrounding the dividing line.

Municipal Development Fund of Georgia (MDF) is planning to start rehabilitation and construction works for Ilia Chavchavadze Monument in the first half of August. At present the designing company is working on the rehabilitation project of the Monument located in Mtskheta Municipality village of Tsitsamuri. When dealing with monument rehabilitation, designing is a very important stage to produce a right project. The designing company has already presented a visual material – the renders, to show how the monument will look like after rehabilitation that we are publishing together with the announcement taking account of the high public interest.

Mr. Ilia Darchiashvili, first deputy director at Municipal Development Fund (MDF) of Georgia visited construction sites of 7 residential buildings in Piti. MDF under the EU financing is constructing 7 new residential buildings for IDPs in Poti municipality. In total Gel 9 180101.99 has been allocated by the EU for the construction of seven 5-storey buildings in which 280 internally displaced households will receive apartments.

In the three municipalities of Imereti region, namely Khresili (Tkibuli ), Satsulukidzeo (Khoni) and Zeda-Dimi (Bagdadi), the primary health care service centers have already opened. The outpatient clinics have been installed by the Municipal Development Fund (MDF), and equipped by the ministry of Labor, Health and social Affairs (MoLHSA). The Government of Georgia allocated GEL 2.4 million for the construction of 82 new outpatient clinics throughout the country. In addition, GEL24300 was allocated for adjusting the clinics to the persons with disabilities.

Today, the minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia, Elguja Khokrishvili presented the results of the 6 months’ work of the Ministry and its subordinate organizations to media and society. At the presentation of the report, the Minister also drew attention to the results of the two quarters’ work of the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia. According to the Minister, during the mentioned period, the Fund implemented and launched very important projects. The fund now has 160 current projects. During the reporting period, implementation of additional 105 projects was planned. 20 projects had already been completed in the first quarter.

Today, Mr. Elguja Khokrishvili, the minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure (MRDI) in association with the deputy ministers and the heads of companies under state control presented the public and the media with the report on the work of the last 6 months.

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.