On July 22, 2015, residents of the village of Taleri in the Martvili municipality held a protest with several demands. About 40 local residents participated, calling for a full electricity supply, as they had long been receiving power only on a scheduled basis. Unlike neighboring villages, they also did not have access to natural gas, and no construction work for its installation had yet begun in Taleri. Protesters also complained that pension payments were regularly delayed. They said they had repeatedly appealed to the local administration, but without any result.

The protesters were met by Shaka Nachkebia, the representative of the local administration in Taleri. Speaking to journalists, he confirmed the problems mentioned by the protesters and promised to address them.

“The day before yesterday, when it rained and the power went out, I was outside in that rain, monitoring the situation to see what was really happening. It’s true, the electricity was turned off due to an emergency, but we’ve been promised this won’t continue in the future. As for the pensions, there’s no bank in Taleri yet. First, social benefits are transferred, then pensions. The transfer of social benefits was delayed this time, but pensions will be distributed tomorrow. I promise residents that within two months, there will be a bank in Taleri,” said the local representative, adding that the process of connecting villages to the gas network was ongoing in stages.