Ulaanbaatar
“Reducing air pollution in ger areas must be a priority”
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Ts.Oyungerel MP called the first meeting of the Sub-committee on Reducing Air Pollution on February 3, soon after she was elected the head. The meeting focused on issues of eliminating air pollution in the ger areas of Ulaanbaatar.
Finally, the sub-committee issued a direction for the cabinet on formulating a five-year plan of converting ger-area heating to fully coal-free technology. The plan needs to be submitted to parliament within this March.
The direction also says that the plan needs to reflect ger-areas as “an integrated part of permanently sedentary Ulaanbaatar city”.
The sub-committee highlighted that air pollution in the ger areas must be taken into immediate attention, as it does seriously harm children’s health.
