Georgia: Vasil Gedvanishvili, head of the National Environment Agency, representatives of relevant agency services, and Georgian specialists met with Daniel Tobler, an expert of the international consulting Swiss company GEOTEST AG.
GEOTEST AG is one of the leading companies with experience in threat assessment and prevention recommendations in almost every country in the world, including Europe, South and North America, Asia, and the South Caucasus.
This year, the National Environment Agency signed a contract with the mentioned company “GEOTEST AG,” which will implement glacial (glacial threats) assessment and remote zoning technology (latest technology, which means satellite material analysis) based on the seams of the threat generated by ground displacement It, also, identifying areas containing specific danger and, afterward, Prioritizing the risk level to plan preventive measures in the risk areas.
The company “GEOTEST AG” has completed the first phase of the studies provided by the contract signed with the National Environment Agency.
“A Swiss company, which carries out a contractual assessment of threats to our glaciers, has completed the first phase of work.” The results were discussed with our specialists. Shortly, all the threats being identified on our glaciers today will be more detailed and in-depth. I point out here that, along with the complete monitoring of glaciers, we must study the Shaw tragedy. Great effort has been put into preparing a perfect, scientifically-backed conclusion,” said Vasil Gedvanishvili, the head of the National Environment Agency.
He added, “That’s why we included Swiss experts. Based on modern technologies implemented worldwide, all processes were identified and calculated based on the agency’s conclusion. Information circulating in recent days, as if the element started 2 hours before the show, is based only on assumptions, not on research results, which we can evaluate as an attempt to mislead society.”
According to Daniel Tobler, a GEOTEST AG expert, the next stage will be the study of all existing or possible agitation processes, the study characterization, and hotspot identification, which will be implemented over the next two months.
“Our main goal is to reduce the real risk we have in settlements, to know the critical areas, and then move on to monitoring these hotspots.” We’re going to figure it out eventually. Shaw is the example we use because it was an actual event. “And based on the show, we can analyze all simulation scenarios and work towards assessing hotspots,” said Daniel Tobler.
Giorgi Gotsiridze, the head of the company Geography, attended the meeting. He actively cooperates with Swiss experts in research. He noted that studying glacier valleys involving the world’s leading company, GEOTEST AG, is an important and timely project.
As part of the expert’s visit, a helicopter visual inspection and evaluation of glacier valleys is planned, and based on the information provided, the situation will be analyzed by specialists and independent experts from the National Environment Agency and will plan future activities.
