Irrigation Infrastructure Projects Worth Over GEL 19 Million Planned for Telavi in 2026
Projects worth more than GEL 19 million are planned for the development of irrigation infrastructure in Telavi Municipality in 2026. Two projects with a combined value of GEL 5.6 million are already underway, while three capital projects worth GEL 13.6 million are scheduled for implementation.
Work currently involves rehabilitating the Ikalto inverted siphon, located in the village of Ikalto, and the Kisiskhevi inverted siphon, both part of the Upper Alazani irrigation system. Once completed, the works will improve water supply to 6,715 hectares of agricultural land.
The three capital projects planned for 2026 include the rehabilitation of a distribution canal of the Upper Alazani irrigation system near the village of Vanta, as well as another distribution canal within the same system. At the headworks of the Lower Alazani irrigation system, work will include restoring and rehabilitating the electromechanical equipment of the flushing gates and the stilling basin floor, alongside installing an emergency spillway.
These projects will improve irrigation water supply to several hundred hectares of agricultural land.
Alongside capital projects, maintenance work was also carried out on irrigation systems in Telavi Municipality in 2026. A total of 25 kilometres of irrigation canals and 10.5 kilometres of pipelines were cleaned and serviced. Two major hydraulic structures were repaired, while a further 176 hydraulic structures of various types were repaired or replaced.
Irrigation infrastructure development is also underway in other municipalities across Kakheti. Four construction and rehabilitation projects have already been completed in the region in 2026, ten are currently underway, and another sixteen are planned. The total value of capital projects to be implemented across Kakheti is approximately GEL 143 million.
As part of maintenance activities across the region, 180 kilometres of irrigation canals and 15 kilometres of pipelines were cleaned and serviced. Three major hydraulic structures were repaired, while a further 519 hydraulic structures of various types were repaired or replaced.
The rehabilitation and maintenance works will improve the technical condition of irrigation systems and help ensure a reliable supply of irrigation water for farmers.
