Tbilisi (GBC) - Tbilisi City Hall has started to take concrete measures to solve the ecological problem of the White Lake in Gldani. Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced this at the meeting of the capital's government today, July 17.

According to Kaladze: "Due to the high interest of the public, the City Service of Environmental Protection of Tbilisi City Hall was assigned to study the area in order to improve the ecological condition of the Gldani (white) Lake." The mentioned lake was neglected for years, it became a problem to fill it with water, due to which it started to dry up, which is a problem for the residents of Gldani. Many letters have been received in this regard. Therefore, the City Environmental Protection Service was assigned to study the causes of the problem. Based on the results of the research, it was planned to increase the volume of the lake to the required level for filling/rehabilitation. Due to the fact that it is impossible to replenish the water naturally, its volume will be increased through the Bodorna-Ghrmaghele water tunnel which is on the balance of LLC "Georgian Water and Power".

As of the mayor of the capital, based on the conducted research, a project was worked out, which was agreed with the company "Georgian Water and Power", according to which the city environmental protection service started specific measures to solve the ecological problem of the lake.

"In particular, at this stage, according to the agreed project, the service has already started arranging the filling system, which should be connected to the above-mentioned water tunnel. This work will be completed at the end of August of this year", Kakha Kaladze said.

As for the long-term perspective, according to the Mayor, filling of the lake will be carried out by an alternative method.

"Gldani White Lake will be filled with atmospheric natural waters formed on the surrounding slopes, which will be discharged into the lake through the outlet of the drainage collector. What is most important, with the help of the above-mentioned measures, we will preserve and save the Gldani white Lake", said the mayor of the capital.