ements ▁ 1 9 3 8 – 5 0 ▁Ch ark v iani ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁rapid ▁industrial ization ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁On ▁his ▁initi ative ▁in ▁the ▁post - war ▁years ▁several ▁major ▁projects ▁were ▁implemented ▁despite ▁the ▁resistance ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁various ▁officials ▁in ▁Moscow ▁b ureau c racy . ▁Among ▁them ▁were ▁the ▁R ust avi ▁Metal ▁Works ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁R ust avi . ▁The ▁original ▁plan ▁supported ▁by ▁St alin ▁was ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁facility ▁within ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁T bil isi . ▁It ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁ins istence ▁of ▁Ch ark v iani , ▁who ▁gave ▁priority ▁to ▁environmental ▁consider ations , ▁that ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁alter ed ▁and ▁eventually , ▁the ▁new ▁town ▁of ▁R ust avi ▁was ▁built ▁along ▁the ▁large ▁scale ▁met all urg ical ▁plant . ▁Other ▁projects ▁included ▁the ▁Autom obile ▁Plant ▁in ▁K ut ais i ▁( the ▁second ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁Georgia ), ▁man - made ▁water ▁res er voir ▁(" The ▁T bil isi ▁Sea "), ▁T bil isi ▁Sub way ▁( Met ro ) ▁which ▁despite ▁many ▁artificial ly ▁caused ▁del ays ▁was ▁ultimately ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁do z ens ▁of ▁small - scale ▁hydro ▁power ▁stations ▁in ▁various ▁provinces . ▁ ▁The ▁complex ities ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁were ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁post - war ▁reconst ruction . ▁Ch ark v iani ▁was ▁highly ▁instrument al ▁in ▁organ izing