Ulaanbaatar
Parliament approves revised law on disaster protection
SocietyUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On February 2, a revised law on disaster protection was approved by the Parliament. The President of Mongolia initiated the revised law and submitted the draft on December 27, 2016.
The new law reflected disaster protection serviceman’s family would be given compensation equal to ten years’ average salary, when he/she lost life whilst discharging duties. According to currently effective law, the compensation has been average of deceased's monthly salary of ten years period.
“It is essential to make people aware of protecting themselves during natural disasters. In socialist era such training used to be held. Now, the risk of disaster is rising due to the increased occurrence of natural disasters. The annual number of earthquake vibrations has reached 2600 and there are 6 faults. Therefore aware of earthquake protection measures is vital” stated MP D.Sarangerel.
This law provides for the different levels of disaster protection readiness in Mongolia and the measures to be carried out in case of high level disaster risks. It regulates the structure and management of disaster protection organizations and services at national and local levels, and the duties and responsibilities of protection and rescue units and teams, enterprises and general public in disaster prevention.
