Tbilisi Dendrological Park under renovation, new parks planned for Georgian capital
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze and Deputy Mayor Andria Basilaia presented a report on the projects implemented in the field of Tbilisi environmental protection policy at Kikvidze Park today. Photo: Tbilisi City Hall.
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Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced today several new projects that ‘have the potential to become the lungs' of the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi.
One of the projects is the renovation of Tbilisi Dendrological Park that is located on the territory of Tbilisi Sea and spreads over 163 hectares, of which 93 ha is covered by forest.
Other parks that are planned in Tbilisi are Digomi floodplains recreation park in Digomi district of Tbilisi and Vera park in Vera district.
In addition, there are ongoing projects of Tbilisi Central Park located in the former hippodrome in Saburtalo district, restoration of the slope of Mount Mtatsminda in the heart of Tbilisi, renovation of Varketili Ravine, Park of Riga, Temka Ravine and Vake Park.
In 2018-2021:
- 215,000 plants have been planted in Tbilisi (73,000 trees, 142,000 shrubs and herbs)
- Phytosanitary research and treatment was done for 500,000 plants
- Grass was sown on 500,000 sq.m.
- Mulching of soil was done on 40,000 sq.m.
- 70,000 diseased pine trees were cut
- 23 fountains were renovated
- Forest was cultivated over 20 ha, where 28,000 plants was planted
- 1,000 squares, 15 parks and 60 traffic islands were renovated
- 17,000 trees were planted within the Greening Project
Deputy Mayor Andria Basilaia said that the General Development Plan of Tbilisi had 'returned the forest in the capital city'. He said that about 14,000 ha has been granted the status of forest.
Basilaia said that in 2021, twice as much money was allocated for environmental protection purposes compared to the previous year.
The Georgian capital city of Tbilisi will have its first Central Park that will green up the city in about two years. Covering 36 hectares, the new park will be located in a former hippodrome in Saburtalo district of Tbilisi and will be able to host about 11,000 guests in a day.
The Cartu Foundation of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder and the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, has gifted the large territory of the former hippodrome in central Tbilisi to Tbilisi City Hall to build the capital’s central park in the area.
About 700 hectares of forest landscape on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda in the heart of the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi will be restored over the next four years, announced Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze today.
A master plan for land use in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi whose main subject is a green, connected, compact and resistant city concept.
Yet another green area has been added to the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, which unites the renovated Dedaena Park, 9 March Park, Dry Bridge and Saarbruecken Bridge in the center of the city. Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze and Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili opened the new green area yesterday.
Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze and Vice-Mayor Irakli Khmaladze have presented a report on projects implemented in the field of governance and economic policy in Tbilisi in 2018-2021. Kaladze said he is proud that urban policy has improved in Tbilisi and that 'we put an end to the chaotic development of the city'.
A new, 5,000 sq. meter park has opened in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, at Panaskerteli-Tsitsishvili street in Saburtalo district. "Many families live in this area and the implementation of this project was important. People of all ages will be able to spend time in the recreational space", Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said.
In about one year the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi will welcome the region's first Outlet Village that will serve both Georgian citizens and visitors of the country. Outlet village will be built just outside Tbilisi, near Lilo and the Customs Clearance Zone. The project will be implemented by the local real estate development company Domus and 70 million GEL will be invested in it.
Tbilisi City Hall’s new plan to green the city includes the creation of new parks, new forests, greening more districts, reducing air pollution and introducing a new waste collection system, said Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze earlier today when presenting the new environmental policy of the city.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said on Tuesday the Cartu Foundation of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the Georgian Dream ruling party and the former Prime Minister of Georgia, would fully cover the ongoing construction costs of Tbilisi Central Park in the Saburtalo district of the Georgian capital, with works covering a 36-hectare area of the former Hippodrome.