In Akhmeta Municipality, construction of a new water reservoir is planned on the Ilto River, specifically a tributary of the Alazani River.
The feasibility study plan for the reservoir will be prepared soon.
“On the basis of the decree, the state will carry out a preliminary technical-economic study for the construction of the Ilto reservoir. The Ilto irrigation reservoir will have historical significance. A technical-economic study for the renewal of the construction of the Ilto reservoir will be carried out, a full technical-economic justification of the construction of the reservoir, including an environmental impact report.
“During the irrigation season, the water deficit in the Alazani river basin will be replenished, and water supply will be improved on the 40,000-hectare area of the Lower and Upper Alazani irrigation system,” the information released by the government says.
According to the Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture, Otar Shamugia, the new reservoir will be able to supply water to 50,000 farmers.
By Mariam Gorkhelashvili
