Cleaning and bank protection works of the Ogaskura River are under theprocess in Kutaisi. The company that won the tender is carrying out the bankcleaning and bank protection works. As the Mayor of Kutaisi Giorgi Tchighvaria stated, 500 thousand GEL will be spent for the mentioned works and the problemof the city for many years will be removed. The Ogaskura River rises almost everyyear   during   heavy   rainfall   and   floods   the   locals.   Large-scale   works   involving river bed cleaning and bank protection works has already begun