Ulaanbaatar
Ground-source heating technology to be introduced in Ulaanbaatar
Environment
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. At the 6th meeting of the Citizens' Representative Khural of the Capital City (City Council) that took place on April 29, an official in charge of air and environmental pollution projects Z.Tumurtumuu introduced works being carried out to reduce air and environmental pollution.
Noting that advanced technology and new solutions are being
tested to tackle the issue of environmental pollution, he informed that
preparations are underway to test a ground-source heating technology for
schools, kindergartens, and households in ger districts that are unable to be
connected to central heating. As ground source heat pumps have been
successfully tested at ‘Asem Villa’ complex as well as at the settlement zone
near the ‘Nukht’ area, it is considered that the introduction of the technology
is fully possible. As a result of these works, air quality can be improved in
the coming year, reaching the current target goal, he noted.
During his presentation, he also introduced the
ever-increasing number of vehicles registered in the capital city, with the
total number of vehicles reaching 621.9 thousand last year. As it has been
found that most of the cars are older vehicles that emit high levels of
pollutants, a significant number of works have recently been launched which
include making improvements in vehicle inspection and diagnostic testing
alongside optimizing the traffic light control system.
In the framework of reducing environmental pollution, works
have also been recently launched to intensify afforestation and bring sanitary
facilities in ger districts up to standard for reduction of soil pollution.
More specifically, the sanitary facilities of 1,500
households in ger districts are being upgraded, and measures are being taken
against widespread extraction of minerals by halting extraction operations,
placing prohibitory signs at some locations, and rehabilitating mined land.
