Since the October 26 parliamentary elections, Stepantsminda township, home to over a thousand residents and approximately 200 hotels of various sizes, has not had a reliable supply of drinking water. Today, locals blocked the Georgia-Russia road following an unproductive meeting with the deputy mayor of Kazbegi Municipality.
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"It is unbearable to live in such conditions. It used to stop before, but now, if we don't have a drop of water for several days in a row, it’s unheard of. It feels like they’re pretending to do something, but nothing actually gets done. That's how people see it. Water used to be delivered according to schedule before the elections, but since then, for the past three or four days, not a drop has come," said Natia Samkanashvili, a resident of Kazbegi, speaking to Mtis Ambebi.
For the last few years, drinking water has been supplied to Stepantsminda township on a schedule, with water available every morning and evening for three or four hours.
The protesters opened the road after the deputy mayor approached them and promised that representatives from the water supply company would come to Kazbegi on November 6, meet with the residents, and restore the water supply.
Another protest was scheduled for November 8.
"Our government forced me to stand on the street for hours or even days.
We demand that the municipality take responsibility for the water supply. A resident of this district should seek answers in the local town hall, not in Gori or Mtskheta," said Nunu Maisuradze, a resident of Stepantsminda district.
The residents of Stepantsminda have been demanding that the ownership and management of the water supply system be transferred from the central government back to the municipality for over a year. They also submitted a petition to the Kazbegi City Council. However, the chairman violated legal requirements by not considering the petition. Davit Kirikashvili is also in violation of the law for failing to provide the materials related to the proceedings concerning the population's petition to Mtis Ambebi. As a result, the publication has filed a complaint against him in the Mtskheta District Court.
In the October 26 parliamentary elections, Georgian Dream received 2517 votes (72.536%) in Kazbegi. There are a total of 5811 registered voters in Kazbegi, with 3477 people participating in the elections.
