Ulaanbaatar
Over 30 measures planned for reduction of environmental pollution
Environment
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/ At the regular meeting of Cabinet on February 20, Minister of Environment and Tourism N.Tserenbat reported about implementation process of the government resolution No:62 in 2018, Ban on raw coal burning.
The National Committee on Environmental Pollution Reduction
intends to conduct 32 activities this year. For instance, nighttime electricity
tariff discount will be given to households who use electric heaters, entire
ger area households will be provided with improved fuel, re-planning of ger
area will be intensified, accessibility of centralized and partial
engineering facilities will be improved, stage by stage restrictions will be made
to aged or diesel-consuming vehicles to run in traffic movement, and households
of ger area will be able to get improved fuel by loan through the banks.
Moreover, control posts will be set up in four points of the
city for prevention of raw coal entry.
After hearing the report, the Cabinet assigned the Minister to
report the progress of the works at the Cabinet meeting dated on May 15.
