EU-supported infrastructure projects worth 2.5 million GEL ongoing in six Georgian municipalities
The six projects are part of the 11 initial projects financed by the PiRDP, which was launched in June 2020. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Infrastructure projects are being conducted in six Georgian municipalities in the Imereti and Guria regions with a value of 2.5 million GEL, which are part of the first phase of the Georgian government’s 220 million GEL Pilot Integrated Regional Development Grant Programme (PiRDP), of which 186 million GEL comes from EU funding.
The six projects are part of the 11 initial projects financed by the PiRDP, which was launched in June 2020. They include:
- Renovation of the road and pedestrian bridge to stimulate local business and promote tourism in Labajouri, Imereti
- Construction of a park in Sachkhere, Imereti
- Development of a tourist and business development service center in the village of Vartsikhe, Imereti
- Renovation of a public square in Samtredia, Imereti
- Construction of one km or road along the 'Tea Route' to develop tourism in the village of Bakhvi, Guria
- Renovation of two road bridges and 100 m long riverbed wall, arrangement of 173 LED lights to develop a recreational area in Chokhatauri, Guria
An EU-funded pilot programme for integrated territorial development is underway. We are currently in the first phase of the call for projects, resulting in funding of 11 projects in four regions. Most importantly, the projects are directly selected by the municipalities and are aimed at the social and economic development of the local population as well as business incentives”, said Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia Mzia Giorgobiani.
The development of regional policy in Georgia is one of the areas of the EU-Georgia cooperation under the Association Agreement. The Pilot Integrated Regional Development Programme 2020-2022, co-financed through the budget support scheme by the EU, was approved by the government in December 2019. The programme follows the European model of regional development and was implemented for the first time among the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries in Georgia.
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