71 mln GEL to be invested in new reservoir in Georgia’s Shida Kartli region
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze presented the project today. Photo: Gov't of Georgia.
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A new reservoir will be built in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia, providing safe drinking water to five villages and 10,000 inhabitants, and irrigation water to 7,000 hectares of land in 22 villages.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze presented the project today.
This will be the first large scale construction of a reservoir in the last 50 years in Georgia”, said Bakhtadze.
The reservoir will be built on the river of Tedzami in Shida Kartli region of Georgia.
Construction will start this year and is due to be completed in 47 months.
A total of 71 million GEL (about $26.39m/€23.50m) will be invested in the project which will employ 500 locals in construction.
Bakhtadze said that in 2012 the irrigation system was developed on 40,000 hectares.
We managed to increase this number to 110,000 hectares in the last six years”, Bakhtadze said.
Bakhtadze added that the development of villages in Georgia is a priority for the government and the construction of “a strong irrigation system is vital for the development of agriculture” in the country.
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