Ulaanbaatar
Speaker holds online meeting with provincial authorities
Politics
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. On December 1, Speaker of the Parliament G.Zandanshatar held an online meeting with chairmen of Citizens' Representative Khurals of aimags and the capital city and discussed the winter conditions and measures being taken during the time of heightened state of preparedness amid the COVID-19.
The online meeting was attended by Deputy Speaker T.Ayursaikhan, MP and Head of MPP Fraction in the Parliament D.Togtokhsuren, MP and Head of the Standing Committee on State Structure L. Enkh-Amgalan as well as provincial authorities.
During the meeting, the participants said that currently, most aimags are at risk of severe winters, with the snow coverage of an average of 6-12 cm thick as of now. The Parliament and the Government need to pay attention to the issue of hay and fodder reserves and financing, sell hay and fodder of the state reserve, and support herders grazing livestock in transhumant areas. The price of bran feed is increasing due to the severe winter.
The Speaker G.Zandanshatar called on the meeting participants to collaborate and pay attention to herders in overcoming the winter.
During the online meeting, the bill on administrative units of Mongolia and their governing system was discussed and the opinions of the chairmen of the Citizens' Representative Khurals were heard.
