Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh had assigned Minister of Construction and Urban Development Kh.Badelkhan to form a working group to study the feasibility of the project and draft a proposal. The Cabinet made the above decision after discussing the proposal delivered by the working group, and Minister Kh.Badelkhan briefed the press.

The new wastewater treatment plant construction will be funded by a soft loan from the People’s Republic of China.

The Cabinet instructed corresponding authorities including Mayor of Ulaanbaatar to take some measures regarding the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant such as removing the sewage sludge and odor, eradicating its negative impacts on environment, and conducting a specialized assessment on the state of the facility.

The Cabinet sees that building of a new wastewater treatment plant will create a conducive living environment for Ulaanbaatar residents and reduce environmental pollution.

At present, 225 factories and entities transfer chemically contaminated water 2.8-4.1 times higher than the accepted level to the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant, leading to serious pollution of River Tuul.