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River Nenskra flood cuts off 10 villages in Svaneti

5 July 2018 by OC Media

Several villages were flooded in Chuberi, in Georgia’s historic Svaneti region on Thursday after the river Nenskra swelled, report­ed­ly due to a landslide. Videos posted online showed muddy waters destroy­ing bridges and flooding houses. Several bridges were washed away, cutting off ten villages. Despite spec­u­la­tion from local people, the company con­struct­ing the Nenskra Dam on the river has denied their work was connected to the flooding.

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Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: chuberi, flood, georgia, nenskra, svaneti

Video — Dozens protest in Svaneti village against hydropower plant

26 April 2018 by OC Media

Demon­stra­tion against the Nenskra hydropow­er project in Chuberi on 21 April (Dato Parulava /OC Media)

Dozens gathered in the village of Chuberi in Georgia’s historic Svaneti region on Saturday to once again protest against the con­struc­tion of the Nenskra dam. Pro­test­ers say the 130-metre high dam poses a threat to the people, culture, and envi­ron­ment of Svaneti, and vowed to prevent con­struc­tion from going ahead. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: georgia, hpp, hydropower, nakra, nenskra, oni, protest, racha, svaneti, tbilisi

Protesters rally against construction of big dams in Georgia

14 March 2018 by OC Media

Protest on 14 March in Tbilisi (Luka Pertaia /OC Media)

Dozens of pro­test­ers gathered in Tbilisi on Wednesday to rally against the con­struc­tion of dams in their regions. Pro­test­ers claimed the dams will heavily affect their liveli­hoods.

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Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: georgia, hpp, hydropower, nakra, nenskra, oni, protest, racha, svaneti, tbilisi

EBRD to finance Nenskra dam in Svaneti

2 February 2018 by OC Media

Planned Nenskra HPP (nenskra.ge)

The board of directors of the European Bank for Recon­struc­tion and Devel­op­ment (EBRD) have ‘unan­i­mous­ly’ approved financing for the Nenskra HPP in Svaneti, Georgia. The board made the decision on 31 January.

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Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: georgia, hpp, hydropower, nakra, nenskra, svaneti

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