According to the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, nearly 80,000 customers—including residents of several districts of Tbilisi, the city of Mtskheta, the villages of Natakhtari and Tsitsamuri, and the internally displaced persons (IDP) settlement in Tserovani—will be left without water supply for approximately 36 hours.
The temporary water restriction is linked to the construction of a new bridge over the Aragvi River.
“A new bridge across the Aragvi River is under construction at the 26th kilometer of the Tbilisi–Senaki–Leselidze highway. The project is moving into the phase of constructing access roads.
One of Tbilisi’s main trunk water pipelines runs through the access road construction zone, necessitating its relocation. The new pipeline has already been fully laid, and the existing central trunk line must now be switched over to the new section.
The installation of the new main pipeline has already been completed under the coordination of the Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia and Georgian Water and Power (GWP). To put the upgraded section into operation, it must be connected to the active water supply network.
To carry out the work safely, the trunk system must be drained. Water supply via the central main will be suspended from 03:00 on September 26 until 15:00 on September 27. Immediately after draining, work to connect to the new pipeline will begin, proceeding simultaneously across multiple sections around the clock.
Due to this work, water supply will be restricted for approximately 36 hours for nearly 80,000 customers, including several districts of Tbilisi, the city of Mtskheta, the villages of Natakhtari and Tsitsamuri, and the IDP settlement in Tserovani.
Once the work is completed, phased refilling of the system will begin immediately. Given the scale of the network, water supply across different areas will be restored gradually.
We understand that such a prolonged disruption will cause significant inconvenience to the public, and the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia apologizes to every customer.
The work will proceed around the clock according to a pre-arranged schedule to restore water supply within the designated timeframe.
The Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure will regularly update the public on the progress of the switchover and the completed stages of work.
Detailed information regarding the exact outage zones, locations of water tankers, and the restoration schedule will be provided to the public by Georgian Water and Power. Residents are urged to store an adequate supply of drinking water in advance, before the restrictions take effect.
The new bridge is being built parallel to the existing structure, which was built in the 1970s, and will meet modern standards. It is scheduled to be commissioned this year,” the statement reads.
