Mziuri Park damaged by 2015 flood reopened
Renovation of the park was financed with support of the EIB, under the natural disaster recovery component of the Georgia Urban Reconstruction and Development €100 million framework loan. Photo: Georgian government press office
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Mziuri Park, which was damaged during the deadly flash flood of June 13, 2015 in Tbilisi, reopened yesterday.
The renovated park now features bicycle roads, an artificial lake, a skateboard park and numerous children's playgrounds and is set to be one of the top recreation zones in the city, the European Union delegation to Georgia said.
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell and Head of European Investment Bank (EIB) Regional Representation for the South Caucasus Maciej Czura attended the opening together with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze.
So glad to see Mziuri Park refurbishment completed among other flood recovery investments in Tbilisi financed by @EIB under ???? 100m Georgia Urban Reconstruction and Development Loan backed by #EU. ????????https://t.co/2dgNWVFm8v #EU4Georgia @MRDIGeorgia #StrongerTogether https://t.co/OamLytqRwx pic.twitter.com/mJvKyXZC9S
— Maciej Czura (@MaciejCzura) June 14, 2020
Renovation of the park was financed with support of the EIB under the natural disaster recovery component of the Georgia Urban Reconstruction and Development €100 million framework loan.
The flooding five years ago was a tragic event for Tbilisi and for all Georgians. The EU is proud to have supported Tbilisi’s recovery by assisting financially in the reconstruction of the Akhali Mziuri park, which we hope and trust will benefit Tbilisi residents, not least the children, for generations to come”, Ambassador Hartzell said.
Maciej Czura noted that the financing provided for the Mziuri Park project is a result of 'a swift action of the EIB to support Georgia 'in the wake of the natural disaster'.
He also added that flood recovery projects were also designed 'to mitigate the risks' of a similar event in future.
Five years ago on June 13 the Georgian capital of Tbilisi was hit by a deadly flash flood, which turned out to be the city’s worst human and infrastructural disaster in decades, claiming 21 lives, with the remains of two still missing.