Municipal government seeking possibility to decentralize capital city

Society
anudari@montsame.gov.mn
2018-08-22 12:50:33
Darkhan-Uul /MONTSAME/ Mayor of the capital city and Governor of Ulaanbaatar S.Batbold and corresponding officials have recently worked in Darkhan-Uul aimag and held meeting with local authorities.

Earlier, the municipal government established a Memorandum of Understanding with authorities of Tuv, Selenge, Bulgan, Darkhan-Uul aimags and Erdenet city to implement a policy 'Golden Triangle of Development' which aims to decentralize the capital city, increase employment and develop urban areas by economic and administrative measures.

In this respect, Mayor S.Batbold met with Z.Nergui, Dean of School of Agroecology and Business of the Mongolian University of Life Sciences (MULS) branch in Darkhan-Uul aimag and teachers in order to get acquainted with the Livestock Gene Pool National Park and the School of Agroecology and Business of the MULS, established in 1969 under the Plant Science and Agricultural Institute.

They also exchanged views on reducing over-centralization of the capital city and relocating some departments of the universities to Darkhan city. The sides agreed that the above mentioned institute and school have a capacity to conduct academic conferences and trainings; thus some departments of the universities of Ulaanbaatar city are possible to be moved to Darkhan city.

Afterwards, the Mayor held a meeting with officials of the Governor's Office of Darkhan-Uul aimag as they have  great role in developing central region, especially in making optimal arrangements and planning for decentralization of the capital city.

During the meeting, Governor of the aimag S.Nasanbat said, "It is possible to centralize tanneries in our aimag. by doing so, it is likely to create about 25 thousand jobs. Moreover, some research institutes can be moved to the aimag”. The centralization of the capital city can be reduced if the Government supports the operation of 'Darkhan Industrial and Technology Park' with special policy, he pointed out.

Local authorities emphasized that an involvement of Darkhan-Uul aimag in the Golden Triangle of Development policy wil have an important role in decentralization of Ulaanbaatar city, alongside intensification of the aimag’s development.
 
M.Anudari