As road construction is in full swing in many parts of the country, a seminar was recently held to discuss environmental issues and the impact of the construction work on the country’s environment.
This seminar was held on the Department of Regional Development and Road of Georgia initiative and was supported by the European Investment Bank technical assistance project.
At this seminar dignitaries who were present included the Head of the European Investment Bank Technical Assistance Project Group, Joao Raminos Tome, Deputy Head of the National Environment Agency Maia Beradze, Deputy Head of the Environmental Supervision Department Neli Korkotadze, Deputy Chairman of the Department of Motor Roads Salome Tsurtsumia, and Head of the National Forestry Agency Deputy of S Natia Yordanishvili.
It is to be noted that during the seminar many of the environmental issues were discussed which included the importance and role of the Environmental Impact Assessment System, the Law of Georgia on “Environmental Responsibility”, environmental responsibility measures and regulations, the management of environmental issues within the framework of the contract and the policy and practice of the Georgian forest sector.
At the same time the seminar was attended by contractors and environmental specialists of supervising companies, representatives of the European Investment Bank and technical assistance project, environmental specialists of the Department of Road of Georgia etc.
Many projects are under construction throughout the country. At the same time several measures were being taken to protect the country’s natural resources.
The project “Save Nature-Georgia” is also an important project for protecting Georgia’s flora and fauna. On the occasion of the seminar a presentation was also given to the attendees. The participants also shared their views with the key speakers.
All the attendees agreed that we need to balance environmental protection and development activities. They also stressed that more initiative needs to be taken in this direction in the near future to reduce the damage to nature across the country.
