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Taishir-Altai Water Supply Project signed
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Gobi-Altai/MONTSAME/ A cooperation agreement was established on March 30 in Altai city, Gobi-Altai aimag, to officially launch a project ‘Taishir-Altai Water Supply’ with a purpose to improve drinking water supply, one of pressing issues of Altai citizens.
The Ministry of Construction and Urban Development of Mongolia and Austria’s Tiroler Rohre GmbH will jointly implement the project with the funding of EUR14 million within the financial cooperation agreement established between the Governments of Mongolia and Austria.
According to the project, the water will be supplied from the Taishir hydropower plant water reservoir through 52km water transmission pipeline, therefore there will be no adverse effect on the environment.
Presently, citizens of Altai city consume potable water from ‘Kharzat’ well, 30km away from Altai city. A potable water plant ‘Healthy water’ was established in 2015 in Taishir soum, distributing a liter of water at MNT500. The survey shows that a household of Altai city is spending about MNT90 thousand annually on potable water consumption.
Current water source of Altai city is not meeting the standards of the public potable water supply as the content ratio of calcium and magnesium is improper and has adverse impacts on human health.
Thanks to the ‘Taishir-Altai’ project, the Altai city will have reliable, good quality water supply on constant basis that form healthy and safe living condition for the city population.
The Ministry of Construction and Urban Development of Mongolia and Austria’s Tiroler Rohre GmbH will jointly implement the project with the funding of EUR14 million within the financial cooperation agreement established between the Governments of Mongolia and Austria.
According to the project, the water will be supplied from the Taishir hydropower plant water reservoir through 52km water transmission pipeline, therefore there will be no adverse effect on the environment.
Presently, citizens of Altai city consume potable water from ‘Kharzat’ well, 30km away from Altai city. A potable water plant ‘Healthy water’ was established in 2015 in Taishir soum, distributing a liter of water at MNT500. The survey shows that a household of Altai city is spending about MNT90 thousand annually on potable water consumption.
Current water source of Altai city is not meeting the standards of the public potable water supply as the content ratio of calcium and magnesium is improper and has adverse impacts on human health.
Thanks to the ‘Taishir-Altai’ project, the Altai city will have reliable, good quality water supply on constant basis that form healthy and safe living condition for the city population.
M. Unurzul
