Namakhvani HPP construction protesters restrict ENKA vehicle movement
A protest rally continues near the ENKA Renewables base in the village of Gumati. A minor clash took place between Namakhvani HPP opponents and law enforcers after the rally participants did not let the ENKA’s vehicle proceed.
One of the rally organizers, Varlam Goletiani, explained the protesters would not create hinder the traffic except for the ENKA vehicles. The police are mobilized on the spot.
Adversaries of the Namakhvani HPP construction and the police negotiated to open the road to the village of Namakhvani, but the talks failed.
The protesters plan to block the road leading to the ENKA company construction site in the village of Gumati to prevent the construction machinery’s access in the Rioni gorge.