Monday, August 25, 2025

Protests resume against the Nenskra hydro power plant in Svaneti

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TBILISI, DFWatch–Up to two hundred locals and environmental activists gathered in Chuberi in Upper Svaneti on Sunday as the protests against the planned Nenskra hydro power plant resumed.

Activists argue that if built, the dam on the Nenskra river will deprive

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Svan council convenes to stop hydro power plants

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Photos courtesy of Tamara Bokuchava, Social Photography Caucasus Foundation

TBILISI, DFWatch–Resistance against the Nenskra hydro power project in Georgia’s northern Svaneti region has caused locals to restore the traditional ruling body lalkhor in order to increase the community’s impact on the national decision-making process.

A congress

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