The News in Brief
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Prepared by Messenger Staff
Parliament Members Meet with Residents Living Near the Occupation Line
First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Gia Volski, Chairman of the Human Rights Protection and Civil Integration Committee, Mikheil Sarjveladze, along with members of Parliament Aluda Gudushauri, Giorgi Sosiashvili, and Ketevan Charkviani, met with residents living near the occupation line.
The parliament members gathered information from the local population in the village of Tkviavi regarding their legal status and needs.
The meeting was organized within the framework of the Human Rights Protection and Civil Integration Committee's work on the 2024 action plan, which entails studying the needs of the population living near the occupation line and determining ways to address them within the committee's competence. The committee plans to continue meeting with various groups.
These meetings were held in the Shida Kartli region with the support and participation of the state representative, Mikheil Shakulashvili, and the mayor of Gori municipality, Vladimir Khinchegashvili.
National Environment Agency Reports Relocation of 300 Families to Safer Areas
The National Environment Agency issued a statement about landslides and mudslides in Georgia. According to the agency, from February 6 to 12, geologists assessed 541 families, with around 300 families relocated to safer areas.
"Three groups of geologists from the National Environment Agency remain in the disaster zones developed on the territory of Georgia and continue to study the events on the ground, including two groups in Imereti and one group in the Racha territory. Landslides have been recorded in Imereti, and landslides and mudslides in Racha.
From February 6 to 12, groups of geologists assessed 541 families, including those in the Adjara region. Preventive measures were implemented, resulting in the relocation of about 300 families to safer areas. Specialists from the agency provided appropriate recommendations for further protective and disaster prevention measures," the statement reads.
Parliament Members Meet with Residents Living Near the Occupation Line
The parliament members gathered information from the local population in the village of Tkviavi regarding their legal status and needs.
The meeting was organized within the framework of the Human Rights Protection and Civil Integration Committee's work on the 2024 action plan, which entails studying the needs of the population living near the occupation line and determining ways to address them within the committee's competence. The committee plans to continue meeting with various groups.
These meetings were held in the Shida Kartli region with the support and participation of the state representative, Mikheil Shakulashvili, and the mayor of Gori municipality, Vladimir Khinchegashvili.
National Environment Agency Reports Relocation of 300 Families to Safer Areas
"Three groups of geologists from the National Environment Agency remain in the disaster zones developed on the territory of Georgia and continue to study the events on the ground, including two groups in Imereti and one group in the Racha territory. Landslides have been recorded in Imereti, and landslides and mudslides in Racha.
From February 6 to 12, groups of geologists assessed 541 families, including those in the Adjara region. Preventive measures were implemented, resulting in the relocation of about 300 families to safer areas. Specialists from the agency provided appropriate recommendations for further protective and disaster prevention measures," the statement reads.