Irakli Bendeliani on Nutsubidze-Vashlijvari slope: If evacuation of people becomes necessary, we have an evacuation plan

According to the Deputy Mayor of the capital, Irakli Bendeliani, landslide processes on the Vashlijvari slope are not a danger to the population yet, but if there is a real threat, the City Hall already has an evacuation plan.

As Bendeliani noted at the briefing, the landslide has not been stabilized yet and the City Hall is ready for all possible scenarios.

"We are observing the movement of landslide masses, their speed. Several technical documents have been prepared by several experts, working group meetings are ongoing and it is established that there is no danger at this stage, but if the processes deteriorate and there is a real danger to the population, we are ready to take all necessary measures with the relevant services.

We plan to return the slope to its natural state directly. This will impede the movement of the landslide itself. After that this movement will be more or less safe and then we can start to work directly in the landslide area. An evacuation plan has been drawn up by the relevant services. There is no need to use it today, although we are not dealing with a fully managed system. The landslide has not yet stabilized and is progressing. Accordingly, we are ready for all possible scenarios.

We have specific data - in which cases these landslide processes can become a dangerous situation for the population. Therefore, if this doesn't become necessary, evacuating the population in advance and creating a minimum amount of discomfort for them is not our goal. However, if the stage has been reached that it will be necessary to evacuate the population, we have a specific evacuation plan and we will act accordingly", - Bendeliani said.