Kutaisi, Georgia: In Kutaisi, on Shervashidze Street, about 200 displaced families were given renovated apartments in newly built buildings. Modern standards residential complex unites 800 flats in five 16-storey buildings.
Minister of Refugees, Labor, Health and Social Protection Mikheil Sarjveladze and Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Irakli Karseladze congratulated displaced families on their new settlements from the occupied territories.
They visited the newly built apartments and learned about the living conditions.
As Mikheil Sarjveladze noted, the settlement of refugee families is one of the state’s priorities, and for this purpose, residential complexes are being constructed simultaneously in different cities of the country.
The Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, the Municipal Development Fund, constructed a residential complex on Shervashidze Street.
The Georgian Government has decided to launch an unprecedented housing program. Construction is underway in five cities of the country: Tbilisi, Borjomi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, and Zugdidi.
In total, 13,000 displaced families will receive the living space.
Along with the ministers, on the spot, were also present: Deputy Minister of Refugees, Labor, Health and Social Protection Giorgi Tsagareishvili, Director of the Agency for Refugees, Emmigrants and Livelihood Provision Zurab Utiashvili, Executive Director of the Municipal Development Fund Davit Tabidze, Director of the State Service of Veterans Affairs Koba Kobala Son and other guests.
Kutaisi is a city in west Georgia. It’s home to the centuries-old Bagrati Cathedral, and on the city’s outskirts, the Gelati Monastery is a medieval cathedral with elaborate frescoes.
The nearby hillside Motsameta Monastery has martyrs’ remains. The Kutaisi State Historical Museum displays historical Georgian manuscripts, ceramics, and textiles. To the northwest, Prometheus Cave features petrified waterfalls.
