PM highlights $1.22bln budget for 2023 infrastructure projects across country
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday highlighted the ₾3.3 billion ($1.22bln) budget for next year’s projects under the country’s Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, in his summary of the Government’s work throughout the past year. Photo: PM's press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday highlighted the ₾3.3 billion ($1.22bln) budget for next year’s projects under the country’s Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, in his summary of the Government’s work throughout the past year.
The Government head mentioned plans for the renovation of 885 kindergartens and about 800 public schools across the country next year, along with the development of regional infrastructure and resort areas in accordance with the spatial development plan, which he said would be finalised "soon".
Garibashvili said this year alone over 5,500 infrastructure projects had been implemented in the country, employing 25,000 people and involving about 1,200 companies.
He also highlighted the "historic project" of the East-West Highway for upgrading connections between the parts of the country would be “fully completed” in 2024, with over half of the works currently finalised. The Kakheti Highway project in the country's east will also be completed in 2024, he said.
Up to 2,000 kilometres of roads were renovated this year, while between 2012 and now, more than 13,500 kilometres of roads have been repaired”, the Government head noted, adding 234 kilometres of highways had been built across the country.
The PM also announced the nationwide systemic land registration system was being carried out in 59 municipalities of the country, with the work set to be fully completed by late 2024.
Garibashvili also spoke about work on water supply systems and pledged "all cities” would have access to 24-hour supply by the end of 2025.
He said projects worth up to ₾3 billion ($1.11bln) were underway in more than 200 locations, while 38 areas had seen supply networks completed this year, improving service to 140,000 people.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said while Central Asian countries agreed on the need to diversify and develop new routes, a “special attention” was paid to the transport corridor involving Georgia, in his highlighting of the importance of port, railway and other infrastructure for realising the country’s role of a regional hub.
The Qatari company Golden Tower Invest Group will create "high-level" hotel, recreation and health infrastructure in western Georgia’s Soviet-era Tskaltubo resort as part of a project aiming to restore the former sanatoriums of the locality into a modern spa resort destination, the Georgian Ministry of Economy announced on Monday.
The nationwide systemic land registration will be fully completed by the end of 2024, making Georgia one of the countries where land ownership issues are “completely resolved”, Minister of Justice Rati Bregadze said on Friday at the Parliament.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday cited the country’s ranking at the top in International Budget Partnership’s 2021 Open Budget Survey, in comments highlighting his Government’s “openness and transparent work”.
The Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia exceeded its approved 2022 budget by 103.5 percent, spending ₾104.1 million ($38.92mln) more than proscribed by the financial plan for the year, the state body revealed on Thursday.
Locals of three villages of eastern Georgia's Kakheti region will enjoy round-the-clock supply of clean water starting in the first half of this year thanks to a ₾7 million ($2.65mln) project being implemented in the locality, the United Water Supply Company of Georgia said on Tuesday.
Traffic flow at customs checkpoints across Georgia has increased "significantly", Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili said at an event dedicated to International Customs Day on Thursday.
Locals of three villages in eastern Georgia's Kakheti region will receive 24-hour water supply thanks to a ₾17 million ($6,428,346) project in the locality, the United Water Supply Company of Georgia said on Thursday.
A Government programme will build 330 brand-new kindergartens and renovate 555 facilities across Georgia following an initiative by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili has praised the ongoing works for preparing the winter resort of Bakuriani for hosting the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championship in February, the Ministry of Economy said on Thursday.
The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia’s Ministry of Infrastructure will announce a tender for reconstruction and renovation of hundreds of kindergartens across Georgia this spring, the Fund said on Wednesday during a meeting with construction companies.
The Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia exceeded its approved budget by 110.1 percent, spending ₾43.8 million ($17.52mln) over the proscribed financial plan for the first quarter of 2023, the state body said on Thursday.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Tuesday highlighted the importance of a “properly” developed spatial arrangement plan for the country at an international conference dedicated to the topic and hosted earlier today in the capital city of Tbilisi.
Georgian Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze on Wednesday said the first section of the Kakheti Highway, a project stretching from the capital of Tbilisi to the central part of the eastern Kakheti region, would become operational this year, with the remaining sections opening in 2024.
The Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia exceeded its approved budget by 13.5 percent, spending ₾158.7 million ($60.93mln) over the proscribed financial plan for the first six months of 2023, the state body said on Tuesday.
Georgian Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze featured in the 27th edition of the World Road Congress in Prague this week, with the event aimed at discussing the trends and challenges of road infrastructure and transport around the world, the Infrastructure Ministry said on Tuesday.
The Roads Department of Georgia has become a member of the World Road Association at the World Road Congress, an event aimed at discussing trends and challenges of road infrastructure in Prague this week, the Infrastructure Ministry said on Wednesday.