Adjara Gov’t head inspects storm-affected areas
The official also said the works for repairing infrastructure would start as soon as the weather improved. Photo: Government of Ajara/Facebook
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Tornike Rijvadze, the Chairman of the Government of the western Georgian region of Adjara, on Monday inspected areas affected by heavy rainfall and storm in cities of Batumi and Kobuleti.
The regional Government said Rijvadze inspected infrastructure and ongoing work for restoring the affected locations in the coastline boulevards in Batumi and Kobuleti.
The City Hall and emergency services have been mobilised. I urge everyone to refrain from entering the coastline as much as possible. Everything will be done to protect the safety of the population and quickly restore the infrastructure”, he said.
The official also said the works for repairing infrastructure would start as soon as the weather improved.
Photo via Government of Ajara/Facebook
Batumi and Kobuleti mayors Archil Chikovani and Levan Zoidze were also involved in the inspection, along with relevant services of the both city halls.
The Emergency Management Service on Monday said firefighters, patrol police and criminal police departments had been mobilised to help citizens amid deteriorated weather conditions with strong winds, heavy precipitation and storms.
Photo via Government of Ajara/Facebook
It also urged caution among residents of the country, with a "sharp deterioration" forecast in weather conditions for Monday and Tuesday, calling on those in coastal regions in particular to refrain from entering coastline areas due to storms.
Firefighters of the Emergency Management Service, patrol police and criminal police departments have been mobilised across regions of Georgia to help citizens amid deteriorated weather conditions with strong winds, heavy precipitation and storms, the body said on Monday.
The Roads Department of Georgia on Monday imposed traffic restrictions on several sections in the west and north of the country due to heavy snowfall.
The Roads Department of Georgia has imposed traffic restrictions on several sections across the country following heavy snowfall on Tuesday. Traffic has been prohibited for all types of vehicles on the 50-89 kilometre road section of the Kutaisi-Baghdati-Abastumani-Benara highway in the west of the country.
Rikoti Pass, a crossing between eastern and western parts of Georgia, will be closed between Thursday and Friday to all types of vehicles due to a risk of landslide, the Roads Department of Georgia said on Thursday.
Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi will soon have renovated bicycle paths to ensure “more comfortable and safe ride” to cyclists, the managing body of the city’s coastline boulevard said on Tuesday.