44 Units Amelioration Techniques Were Transferred to Kakheti Region
The Minister of Agriculture of Georgia Otar Danelia, with Kakheti Governor Irakli Shiolashvili and with Levan Dvali, the general director of LTD “Georgian Amelioration”, transferred 44 units special techniques to Kakheti Regional Department of LTD “Georgian Amelioration” in the frames of Chinese Grant. Mentioned special technique will support the effective and operative implementation of exploitation and rehabilitation activities. The Minister of Agriculture of Georgia got the information about on-going and planned works from the employees of LTD “Georgian Amelioration” Regional Department. From 2012 till today, 19 rehabilitation projects of amelioration infrastructure have been implemented in Kakheti Region. As a result, additionally 8 130 HA have been ensured with water, and removal of excess water on 924 HA land area has occurred. Currently, 6 rehabilitation projects are in progress, after which 3 014 HA will be ensured with water, 3000 HA land area will be dried. In Kakheti Region also exist portable pumping stations of mobile amelioration service. With assistance of mobile amelioration, it is possible to irrigate such agricultural lands, to which was impossible to deliver irrigation water because of undeveloped pumping infrastructure.
