Улаанбаатар
N.Battsereg reports at “Hour of Minister”
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Minister of Environment, Green Development and Tourism N.Battsereg MP Thursday reported at the “Hour of Minister” weekly meeting about works of his organization.
The Ministry adopted an action plan for implementing national programs on improving waste management and on realizing a green development policy, consolidated data on all surface water sources by 2015, and passed it to the united data on water, he said.
In a scope of reducing air pollution, a solution to clean crude coal was tested successfully and has been delivered to 300 families of the city's Khan-Uul district, and a related workshop has been organized, he went on.
Area near the Noyon Mountain in Selenge aimag’s Mandal soum has been taken under special protection, he added.
The Ministry is working out bills on refining the legal landscape for the environmental sector, and plans to submit a proposal to parliament on taking 1.84 million hectares (covering Toson Bumba, Delgerkhaan Mountains and “Tsagaan Deglii” cave) under special protection, he said.
Within a related program, 32 thousand hectares of forests will be cleaned, 1,590 thousand hectares will be afforested thanks to money from state and local budgets, the Minister mentioned.
In connection with the 11th ASEM Summit, the Ministry is organizing workshops for conference organizers, managers, hotels managers and instructors, he said.
