Internet made available in village of Roshka, Khevsureti
The ravines of Pshavi, Ukana Pshavi, Piraketa (southern) Khevsureti, Arkhoti, Pirikita (northen) Khevsureti, Ardoti and Gudamakari will be covered by the project. Photo: Ministry of Infrastructure.
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Internet was made available in Georgian village of Roshka, Khevsureti region yesterday as part of a large-scale government internetization programme.
The high-quality internet Roskha is provided with will significantly increase tourist potential,” Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava said when visiting the village yesterday.
Minister Turnava said the locals are provided with free trainings on how to place information on their guesthouses on international tourist websites.
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development visited the village of Roshka yesterday. Photo: Ministry of Economy.
The project, which plans to provide Pshav-Khevsureti and Gudamakari with Wi-Fi internet was launched in March 2019 by the Ministry of Economy, Internet Society (ISOC) and Small and Medium Telecom Operators Association of Georgia.
The ravines of Pshavi, Ukana Pshavi, Piraketa (southern) Khevsureti, Arkhoti, Pirikita (northen) Khevsureti, Ardoti and Gudamakari will be covered by the project.
The project will be conducted in two stages: Piraketa Khevsureti and Arkhoti ravines will be initially covered which will be followed by Pirikita Khevsureti, Ardoti, Ukana Pshavi and Gudamakari ravines.
A total of 76 villages will be covered with internet after the project is completed.
76 villages and four schools will be provided with internet during the project. A fixed IP telephone line will also be installed for 50 subscribers in the region.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has praised the government’s rural support programme, aimed at supporting rural development across Georgia and said this is “one of his favourite programmes”.
Internet will be made available in Pshavi, Khevsureti, Arkhoti, Ardoti and Gudamakari ravines, the Georgian PM Mamuka Bakhtadze’s 2018-2020 report says.
A total of 66 million GEL will be spent on developing mountainous regions in Georgia, to improve infrastructure and conditions for those living there. The money is allocated by the National Council for Mountain Development and the Fund for the Development of the Highlands of Georgia will be spent on projects that are included to Georgia’s new mountain development strategy.
Internet has been made available in the Georgian mountainous region of Pshav-Khevsureti and the ravine of Gudamakari.
Of 4,808 infrastructure projects selected by citizens in the government’s rural support programme for this year, 3,212 have already been completed, while the rest of the infrastructure projects are underway and will be completed by the end of the year, the Ministry of Infrastructure has stated earlier today.
Georgian government is allocating 40 million GEL ($13.9 mln/€12.5 mln) in 2020 in the framework of government’s rural support programme to finance the projects being implemented in rural areas of Georgia.