Newly built Tbilisi residential complex to house 762 displaced families [Photos]

In Tbilisi, 762 displaced families have been handed the keys to flats in a newly constructed residential complex.

According to the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs, the residential complex on Tvalchrelidze Street, built to modern standards, comprises 11 blocks.

They further report that construction of four blocks has already been completed, where flats have been handed over to displaced persons living in so-called compact settlement buildings.

“The keys to the flats were symbolically presented to the new residents by Georgia’s Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Minister for Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs, Mikheil Sarjveladze, and Tbilisi Mayor, Kakha Kaladze.

The construction of the complex will be completed in full by 2026. A total of 2,426 displaced families will be rehoused. The project budget amounts to GEL 243,613,670. The company Anagi is responsible for the construction and renovation works. The project also includes the development of external infrastructure, with GEL 11,860,000 allocated from the budget for this purpose. The courtyard of the residential complex will be equipped with sports grounds, children’s play areas, and exercise spaces. It was noted at the event that creating dignified living conditions for every displaced family until their return remains one of the state’s main priorities.

During the current year, fully renovated flats have been handed over to a total of 1,614 displaced families. In September of this year, 852 families were resettled in a modern residential complex on Nikea and Shervashidze Streets in Kutaisi. At this stage, parallel to Tbilisi, residential complexes are under construction in three cities. Four blocks are being built in Rustavi to resettle 800 displaced families, and seven blocks in Zugdidi, where 1,747 displaced families will receive flats. In Borjomi, a residential project envisages the resettlement of 150 displaced families. All three projects include the development of external infrastructure.

Following the completion of these large-scale construction works, all compact settlement facilities for displaced persons existing in the country will be closed and forcibly displaced families will be handed new flats.

Furthermore, across the entire country, the ‘House in the Village’ purchase programme will remain actively ongoing. Under this scheme, displaced families are allowed to select private homes in any region of Georgia, with the purchase cost fully covered by the state,” the statement reads.

Moreover, throughout the country, the ‘House in the Village’ purchase programme will continue in active mode, within the framework of which displaced families themselves choose private houses in any region of Georgia, the purchase of which is ensured by the state,” the information reads.