Thursday, February 5, 2026

Pshav-Khevsureti mountains to become protected area

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A view of the Khevsureti mountains. (Photo by mtskheta-mtianeti.gov.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The mountainous Pshav-Khevsureti region in the northeast of Georgia is to be made a protected area.

This is a historical region and remains one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country.

The environment committee in parliament has proposed

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Two protests during Georgian inauguration

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Activists demand a stop in large hydro power dams that threaten villages and the environment. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two separate demonstrations went on on the street outside during the inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili in the yard of the old parliament building in Tbilisi on Sunday.

Labor party leader Shalva Natelashvili rallied supporters and said that the

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Gigantic hydro power dam given a green light in Georgia

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The Khudoni dam will lead to forced resettlement of 800 people and destruction to the environment and historic sites. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A public discussion on Thursday about the construction of a new hydro electric power station in Svaneti led to a physical scuffle between supporters and opponents.

The reason for disagreement was Khudoni power station, a mega project that was

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Landslides in Georgia's Guria region forced families to flee

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Landslides have been accelerated by the heavy rain, says Valerian Chitashvili, governor of Guria. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Several families have been forced from their homes in Ozurgeti, in Georgia’s western Guria region, due to a landslide.

Valerian Chitashvili, governor of Guria, told journalists that two days of heavy rains in the region accelerated the landslides

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22 families cut off by flooding in Georgia's Guria region

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The flood struck the village Ureki in the middle of the tourist season. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–22 families are cut off from the outside world due to flood in the village Chanchati, in Georgia’s western Guria region.

Gulnara Chichua, government trustee in the village, told journalists that the flood also has affected other villages in Guria,

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Georgian beach resort on the Black Sea hit by flood

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The flood water was one meter high and rising, locals said Sunday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Black Sea resort Ureki was flooded after heavy rain on Sunday. Part of the population is leaving the place and requesting help from the government.

Tens of houses were flooded, and a landslide has blocked the roads.

Kote Sharashenidze,

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