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Noyon Mountain to be 'strictly protected'
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On september 11, the Cabinet meeting resolved to make Noyon
Mountain, located in Mandal soum of Selenge aimag, to be ‘Strictly protected’,
reported N.Tserenbat, Minister of Environment and Tourism.
Under the resolution No: 16, dated June 29th 1995, of Selenge aimag’s Citizens’ Representative Khural,
21.6 thousand hectares of the area were taken under special protection. But, a
total of 12 exploration licenses on the area around Noyon Mountain were issued
to five companies since then, he said.
“A working group headed by Deputy Prime Minister, set up under
the government resolution No:320, will inspect documents of the licenses issued
for areas around Noyon Mountain and grounds of the documents. If there are
violations of law, legal actions will be taken. Beginning today, the Ministry
of Environment and Tourism is co-working with the local authority to prepare
relevant documents to upgrade the category ‘special protection’ of the 21.6
thousand hectares to ‘Strictly Protected’, “said the Minister.
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