History
In Georgia, as in an agrarian country, irrigation was always paid much attention, being considered the main source of welfare for population.
Irrigation agriculture has an ancient tradition in Georgia. News about irrigation are met in the first century B.C. The Greek traveler and geographer Strabo wrote in the first century A.D: “This country (Georgia) is more irrigated by river and other waters than Babylon and Egypt. According to E. Takaishvili construction of canals started in the second half of the first millennium. On all stages of the development irrigation defended irrigation systems of the country as strongly as fortresses. In XII century, in the reign of the King Tamar a canal with length of 20km, so called “Tamari canal” was constructed, starting from the village Zhinvali and reaching Gardabani Valley. The aforementioned canal used to irrigate the left bank of the Aragvi River, Saguramo, Avchala and Tbilisi upper plains. By order of the King Tamar a 119km long Alazani canal was constructed. Separate fractions of the mediaval canals still remain.
On March 8, 1921 by order of the Revolutionary Committee of Georgia Public Agrarian Commissariat was established with Water Economy Department as one of its structural divisions.
In April, 1921 – In Supreme Council of National Economy, division of “Hydromsheni” in other words “Tskalmsheni” was established.
On July 13, 1925 Water Economy Division of Georgia was created under the Water Economy Division of Transcaucasia which was subordinated to the Georgian Public Agrarian Commissariat till 1940.
In May 1941 Water Economy Public Commissariat of the Soviet Republic of Georgia was established on the basis of Water Economy Division of Georgia.
In 1946, the Public Commissariat was transformed into the Ministry of Water Economy of Georgia.
In 1947 – The Public Commissariat was transformed into Amelioration and Water Ministry of Georgia.
In 1953, due to reorganization the aforementioned Ministry became a structural unit of the Ministry of Agriculture as a main division of Water Economy.
In 1954 –the Ministry of Water Economy of the Soviet Republic of Georgia still separated from.
In 1965 The Ministry of Water Economy of the Soviet Republic of Georgia was transformed into the Ministry of Amelioration and Water Economy,
In 1967 Scientific-Research Institute of Hydro-technics and Amelioration separated from the Ministry and started functioning as an independent unit, which became subordinated to the All-Union Ministry of Amelioration and Water Economy,
In 1976 “Saktskalmsheni” separated from the Ministry and started functioning as an independent unit, which became subordinated to the All-Union Ministry.
In 1976 the Design Institute “Saksakhtskalproekti” also separated from the Ministry and started functioning as an independent unit, which became subordinated to the All-Union Ministry too.
In 1983- The Ministry of Amelioration and Water Economy was abolished and included in the State Committee with its own functions as a main division of agricultural industry, which was created on the basis of the abovementioned Ministry, Ministry of Agriculture and State Committee of Agricultural Industrial Technical Provision of Georgia,
In 1986 the main division was transformed into the Republican Industrial Association “Saktskalekspluatatsia” .
In August, 1991, the Republican Industrial Association ‘Saktskalmeurneoba” was established on the basis of the Republican Industrial Associations “Saktskaleksploatatsia” “Saksopltskalmomarageba” and “Saktskalmsheni”.
On February 18, 1992 Republican Head Division of the Rural Water Pipelines separated from “Saktskalmeurneoba” and on its basis the Republican Industrial Association “Saksopltskalmomarageba” was established, which directly became subordinated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
In 1992 –“Saktskalmsheni” also separated from the Republican Enterprise Association “Saktskalmeurneoba”.
On January 26, 1996 the Republican Industrial Associations “Saktskalmeurneoba” and “Saksopltskalmomarageba” were liquidated.
On February 19, 1996 the Department of Amelioration and Water Economy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food was established on the basis of the reorganized “Saktskalmeurneoba” and “Saksopltskalmomarageba”.
“United Amelioration Systems Company of Georgia” Ltd, with its 100% of shares under the state ownership is an assignee of the former "Sioni-M" LTD, "Mtkvari-M" LTD, "Alazani-M" LTD and "Kolkheti-M" LTD.
In 2015 the Company was renamed as “Georgian Amelioration” LTD
