Protesters against Namakhvani HPP project leave Tbilisi

Protesters against Namakhvani HPP project leave Tbilisi

Protesters against the construction of the Namakhvani hydro power plant (HPP) in western Georgia have stopped their protest rally in the capital city of Tbilisi and say that they will continue the fight directly at the construction site of Namakhvani HPP.

After fruitless negotiations between the protesters and the government, the decision was made to move the protest to the capital city of Tbilisi on May 23. 

Many activists and locals are protesting the construction of the HPP claiming that the project was launched without sufficient research and a thorough consideration of risks, including immediate security risks due to active seismic activity, Agenda.ge reported.

The protesters say that in addition to the environmental threat, the government has 'relinquished state interests' in the contract with Enka, the contractor company for the construction of the Namakhvani HPP.

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