Anti-Namakhvani protest underway amid noise

Anti-Namakhvani protest continues amid the noise in Gumati village, western Georgia.

The tension has mounted today as law enforcers showed up at the police-erected iron wall.

For the record, the protests against the HPP construction have been underway in western Georgia for almost six months.

The Georgian government suspended the HPP construction for 9 to 12 months until the environmental, geological, and seismological surveys are reviewed. Nevertheless, local protesters plan to continue rallies. They believe the HPP would be constructed anyway, which they oppose.