Head of Adjara gov’t optimistic on region’s investment environment despite pandemic
Head of the Adjara government Tornike Rizhvadze (right) says Adjara, which is now a coronavirus-free zone, has been among the exemplary regions in fight against COVID-19. Photo: Georgian government press office
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Head of the Adjara government Tornike Rizhvadze is optimistic about the investment environment in the Black Sea region despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Summing up the regional government’s activities in 2019-2020 earlier today, Rizhvadze said Adjara, which is now a coronavirus-free zone, has been among the exemplary regions in fight against COVID-19.
Rizhvadze said that over 23 million GEL was mobilised to counter the pandemic, out of which 7.3 million was used for arranging 28 quarantine zones, while 9 million GEL was used to buy the necessary medical facilities.
Meanwhile, Rizhvadze said, construction of Batumi Republican Hospital, which served as one of the country’s fever clinics treating COVID-19, has come to an end.
He also underscored that despite the coronavirus pandemic, construction of the region’s three emerging towns – the town of education and science, 'Dream Town' and 'Green Town' – has not been suspended.
During his address to local legislators Rizhvadze noted that solid waste management project that was launched some 10-15 years ago will also end by the end of the year.
Rizhvadze also noted that 215,000 residents of Adjara region will have access to water.
Georgia is opening its airspace to international flights starting July 1 and the international airports of the country are making preparations to receive tourists and to ensure their services will be in line with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health of Georgia.
The Georgian capital of Tbilisi has been named the safest place to travel in Europe in 2020 amongst the cities selected by European Best Destinations, a travel website developed to promote culture and tourism in Europe.
Georgia has five new cases of COVID-19 and 14 recoveries including two in the Black Sea region of Adjara, turning the region into a coronavirus-free zone again. Head of the Adjara region government Tornike Rizhvadze announced earlier today that no new cases of the virus have been reported in the region since April 30.
A construction tender has been announced to replace slums near Georgia’s coastal city of Batumi’s so-called ‘Dream Town’ or ‘Cardboard Town’ of eco-migrant families, currently housing about 1,000 children living in poor conditions. Head of Adjara government Tornike Rizhvadze says that 16 million GEL [about 6 million USD] will be allocated from the 2020 state budget for the construction.
Georgia has postponed its green corridor tourism agreement with Israel following an uptick in coronavirus cases there.
The Adjara region of Georgia has become a full member of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) as well as the Commission on the Black Sea and the Balkans, announces the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
Two existing landfills will soon be closed in Black Sea coastal cities of Batumi and Kobuleti and a new landfill will be opened in Tsetskhlauri, 45 km north of Batumi within the solid waste management project of Adjara.
A total of 40 families have received apartments in Georgia's seaside town of Batumi earlier today in the framework of the affordable housing project financed by Batumi City Hall. "The first stage of the affordable housing project (so-called cheap house) implemented by Batumi City Hall has been completed,” the government of Adjara states.