Ulaanbaatar
Northern Region to be Developed Based on Orkhon, Bulgan, and Khuvsgul Aimags
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, February 2, 2024. /MONTSAME/. Regional Development-Mongolian Economic Forum is taking place today for the second day. At the Forum, the drafts on the Regional Development Concept of Mongolia and amendments to relevant laws were presented, and the proposals and suggestions of representatives of the Government, authorities of aimags, and the capital city and related organizations were discussed.
The new draft of the Regional
Development Concept suggests dividing Mongolia into six regions: Gobi,
Khangai, Eastern, Western, Central, and Northern,
while it has four regional divisions as stated in the 2021 Regional Development
Concept.
The northern region will be developed based on Orkhon,
Bulgan, and Khuvsgul aimags, as recommended by scholars and local
residents, noted Minister of
Environment and Tourism B.
Bat-Erdene.
The development
priorities of the Northern Region will
be as follows:
• Heavy
industrial complex to be
developed in Orkhon aimag,
• Development of smart agriculture in Bulgan aimag,
• Khuvsgul aiamg to become
a tourist area,
•
Light industries
based on agricultural resources
to be developed in Orkhon aimag.
Public employees
of aimags, and the capital city, managers of locally owned enterprises, representatives of local
self-governing organizations, political parties, coalitions, professional
associations, civil society and private sector organizations have taken part in the Forum.
Major works carried out within the framework of the previous Regional Development policy include the creation of energy sources and the construction of a vertical road network.
