Historic center of Dusheti town to be renovated
The renovation work is sponsored by the World Bank. Photo: Ministry of Infrastructure/facebook.
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The Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia has launched the renovation of Dusheti’s historic quarter with the Municipal Development Fund.
The work is sponsored by the World Bank, and will come out to more than 5 million GEL (about $1.87m/€1.65m).
One of the buildings to be renovated. Photo from Keti Dolidze's facebook page.
A total of 40 houses (out of which 24 are cultural heritage monuments) in the central part of the town will be renovated. The project is aimed at restoring the previous historical and architectural value of the buildings.
A new road, pavement and street lights will also be installed.
Historic Dusheti. Photo from Keti Dolidze's facebook page.
Georgian Vice PM, Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Maia Tskitishvili visited Dusheti to see the work and said such projects will restore the previous appearance to the regional centers and make them attractive for tourists.
All this will encourage economic activity and locals will be able to launch their own businesses,” she stated.
Minister Tskitishvili said regional and economic development “should be irreversible.”
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