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Draft Black Sea Regional Transmission Project ESIA Table 4.2-7. Cultural resources within 0.5 kilometer of transmission line corridor centerline Cultural resource at risk Distance to centerline (meters) Which alternative(s)? Nearest settlement Monument (N/A) 379 Main powerline 500KV TetriTskaro north west Cave 415 Main powerline 500KV Sakuneti south east Two minor caves (Boordza) 425 Main powerline 500KV Bolordza Aqueduct 460 Alternatives 1, 2, and 3 Tskurti Church 486 Alternatives 1, 2, and 3 Agara north Church 487 Main powerline 500KV Kosalari Ascension church 489 Main powerline 500KV Shua-Kharaba St. Peter and Paul church 491 Main powerline 500KV Santa north Church 501 Main powerline 500KV Ksovreti Church 508 Main powerline 500KV Gumbati north Source: shapefiles received from Geo Information Laboratory Ltd. During scoping, the ESIA team identified three cemeteries close to the line, only one of which was on the list of cultural resources shown in Table 4.2-7. One cemetery that is on the list lies directly under the line near the Azeri village of llmazlo. This cemetery lies on an eroding bluff above the Kura River and was reported by nearby residents to be over 200 years old. One corner of the cemetery is being eroded into the floodplain, and some graves have already been eroded away. However, there are approximately 50 marked graves remaining which are in the area that will be directly under the line. The cemetery is reported to be over 200 years old and is not used for new graves. Figure 4.2-6 shows headstones in the foreground and towers in the background. The second community with a cemetery close to the corridor is Kosalari. This cemetery was not on the list of cultural resources, however. It is also an Azeri community, though Figure 4.2-6. Old Muslim cemetery under proposed the cemetery has been used transmission line near Ilmazlo. The three towers on the left, more recently. The conditions and the double towers in the distance behind those, are part of the towers in this community of the proposed line. Towers and lines on right are so poor that residents feel are a different line. it would be advisable to build new lines around the village so it is not clear if the lines will actually cross this cemetery. The third community where it appears there may be an impacted cemetery is Azavreti. This is estimated from aerial photographs; the cemetery does not appear on the list. It was not 102
Draft Black Sea Regional Transmission Project ESIA possible to confirm its location or distance because travel to this Armenian community during scoping was not possible due to bad weather. 4.2.7 Tourism The system of protected areas in Georgia is relatively new. The Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park was established in 1995, with the formal opening in 2001. It has been described as one of the best Protected Areas of Europe.( Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources, 2009) In 2007, the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park became a member of the European network of Protected Areas – Pan Park, which is a guarantee of the highest level protection of these Protected Areas and focuses on the sustainable development of tourism, according to the Georgian Agency for Protected Areas (Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources, 2009). The Agency for Protected Areas within the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources actively promotes development of protected territories. Tourist infrastructure within the park system is best developed in the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park, with comfortable shelters to host visitors in its different sectors, including Merelisi (Imereti sector), Atskuri (Samtskhe area), Likani and Kvabiskhevi (Borjomi area). As described previously, the corridor will also cross two other protected areas, the Ktsia- Tabatskuri Managed Reserve and the Gardabani Managed Reserve. Both of these have visitor centers/offices, and are open to the public. They are listed as Manages Natures Reserves to protect areas for conservation through management intervention. (Gokhelashvili, Ramaz, 2008). Public enjoyment of protected areas has been increasing since the establishment of the park and managed reserve system. The tracking of visitors to protected area (Figure 4.2-7) demonstrates an almost tenfold increase in attendance rates for all areas in Georgia. The majority of visitors to protected areas are Georgian citizens, according to tracked information available for 2009 (Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources, 2009). Prime visitation periods to parks are expected to be in summer. Figure 4.2-7. Visitors to protected areas of Georgia Source: http://www.dpa.gov.ge/?site-id=15&page=1&id=278 103
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