Installation of Gas Detectors to Be Mandatory in Blocks of Flats
Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava stated that installing gas detectors in blocks of flats will become mandatory.
Turnava told journalists that people living in old buildings will be offered a preferential package, the form of which has yet to be determined, though she notes the issue is being considered with Tbilisi City Hall.
“The government and, in particular, the Ministry of Economy, has begun to tighten legislation, which will apply both to gas suppliers and consumers. We are considering the toughening of the code of administrative offences,” she said.
Gas safety standards became a top priority in Georgia following last week’s gas explosion in a residential building in the Didi Dogomi district in Tbilisi which killed four.
Construction and installation requirements for gas companies will become stricter with the aim of providing safer gas. Moreover, the population will be better informed about safe gas consumption.
On 21 January, two people died from natural gas intoxication in Tbilisi’s Varketili district.
By Thea Morrison
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