Ulaanbaatar
Construction of Eco-District at the Sharkhad Sub-Center Begins
Society
Ulaanbaatar, June 19, 2024 /MONTSAME/. Construction work for green apartments to accommodate 152 households at the Sharkhad Sub Center has started as part of the “Ulaanbaatar Green Affordable Housing and Resilient Urban Renewal” Project jointly implemented by the Governor’s Office of the Capital City of Mongolia, the Asian Development Bank, and the Climate Green Fund.
To develop the
Capital City from a single-centered to a multi-centered city, six sub-centers
are being established and apartments are constructed in stages. These
sub-centers will reduce traffic congestion by 40 percent and carbon emissions
by 50 percent, allow citizens to receive public service in their neighborhood
within 20-minute distance, and create new job places. Housing construction is
underway in the sub-centers of Selbe, Bayankhoshuu, and Sharkhand.
With the
commissioning of the eco-district at the Sharkhad sub-center, located in the
19th khoroo of Bayanzurh district, local inhabitants can exchange their fenced
residences with apartment buildings, allowing land clearance of 600 properties
in the ger districts.
Director of the
Housing Policy Department of the Capital City of Mongolia G. Gankhuu commented,
“Green apartments to house 977 households will be built as part of the
eco-district planning based on the infrastructure of Sharkhad sub-center, of
which, apartments for 338 households will be constructed in 2023-2025. The
first stage of apartments accommodating 110 homes will be completed in the
fourth quarter of this year. As the next stage of the project, four apartment
blocks for 152 households and a trade and service center will be built on 1.8
hectares at the Sharkhad sub-center. A consortium of “Tamga Uul” and “Khangai
Energy” LLCs has been chosen as contractors for the construction”.
The
eco-districts to be built as part of the Ulaanbaatar Green Affordable Housing
and Resilient Urban Renewal Project will have at least 40 percent green areas
and landscapes that facilitate easy movement for pedestrians, bikes, and
wheelchairs. Moreover, eco-friendly construction materials and technologies, for
example, to reduce electricity and water consumption by 20 percent and minimize
heat loss, are being used in the construction, reported the Media and Public
Relations Department of the Governor’s Office of the Capital City of Mongolia.
