Georgian PM announces launch of programme to replace damaged buildings in Batumi
Garibashvili called the issue of damaged buildings in Batumi “very acute,” saying it posed a threat to citizens and adding the Government would approve the programme for their replacement at today’s session. Photo: Government of Georgia
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A state programme will replace damaged buildings with modern residential complexes in Georgia’s Black Sea coast city of Batumi, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday.
The Government head revealed the initiative, entitled Batumi Without Damaged Houses, noting Tornike Rizhvadze, the Head of the Adjara Regional Government, had prepared a “very interesting” programme for the replacement of the buildings.
Garibashvili called the issue of damaged buildings in Batumi “very acute,” saying it posed a threat to citizens and adding the Government would approve the programme for their replacement at today’s session.
The Government’s move comes after an incident in the seaside city in October last year, where nine people died following the collapse of a seven-storey residential block.
The announcement comes at today’s Government session, where nine projects will be presented and discussed by ministers.
The facade of a five-storey residential building partially collapsed yesterday on Rurua Street in the Georgian coastal city of Batumi after which 72 families have been evacuated from the building.
A seven-storey apartment building, which partly collapsed on October 8 and claimed the lives of nine people — including three minors — will be completely dismantled, Batumi City Hall reports. The city hall also states that negotiations will be held with citizens on the issue of the transfer of apartments.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has announced today that the government plans to tighten construction regulations even further. "Construction permit issuance procedures should be strictly controlled and such a mistake should not be allowed a second time", said Garibashvili, referring to a residential building which collapsed in the Black Sea coastal city of Batumi last week killing nine.
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.
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