Ulaanbaatar
Shipping containers entering through Zamyn Uud-Erlian border to be increased
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. An its regular meeting on March
17, the Cabinet decided to allocate MNT 5 billion from the Government’s reserve
fund for the expansion of the area along the Mongolia-China border line to
increase transportation.
24,700 sq.m area will be paved to expand a container area in
the Mongolian side at Zamyn Uud-Erlian border checkpoint. In this regard, lifting
equipment, forklift, and truck crane are required to buy. As a result, it
will become possible to increase the number of containers to be
transported through the Zamyn Uud-Erlian border checkpoint by 2-3 times,
and create the condition to import large-scale freights.
Cabinet meeting in brief:
-Governor of the capital city and Mayor of
Ulaanbaatar D.Sumiyabazar was assigned to commence major construction
works in 2022, including the introduction of public transportation service
/LRT/ to be implemented in the Ulaanbaatar city and the construction of new
ring roads as outlined in the ‘New Revival Policy’, and ensure preparation
to implement those projects within the framework of a public-private
partnership, and report it to the Cabinet within this month.
-Corresponding ministries were tasked to introduce the
progress of the construction of Zuunbayan-Khangi railway every
two weeks, and take measures to import materials required for the railway construction
from China in a short time.
