Ulaanbaatar
‘Taishir-Altai’ water treatment plant begins operations for treatment of surface water
Environment
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. A water treatment plant equipped with modern solutions and technology was put into operation on October 30. The plant is the first water treatment plant built in Mongolia for the purpose of treating surface water.
More specifically, the construction work carried out for the project, ‘Taishir-Altai Water Supply’, that kicked off in 2019 was fully completed and put into operation in the framework of the financial cooperation agreement established between the Governments of Mongolia and Austria on June 10, 2016.
With a 54-km water pipeline connecting Altai city of Gobi-Altai aimag with Zavkhan River as well as corresponding equipment, the newly built plant will supply the city’s residents with drinking water that meets health standards.
Once the ‘Taishir-Altai’ water treatment plant begins to be operated at full capacity, a certain amount of surface water will be put into circulation to resolve the water supply issue for the local population as well as industries and farmers, creating a safe, secure water supply for Altai city. With the use of fresh surface water that meets health standards, it is expected to significantly decrease the cases of infectious diseases and illnesses caused by water quality, and create the opportunity for urban development issues to be resolved.
Speaker of the State Great Khural G.Zandanshatar and corresponding officials worked in the aimag to become acquainted with the progress of the construction work being carried out in the region.
