ULAN BATOR, Dec 15 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolian President, Khaltmaa Battulga, urged the public to better conserve water and electricity.
Battulga made the remarks after the Mongolian government decided to write off payments for water, heat, electricity and waste for households and organisations (excluding governmental organisations, state and local owned entities, mining companies, wholesalers, retailers, and alcohol or tobacco producers) across the country, from Dec 1 to July 1, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I believe that the government’s decision is an important step in supporting people’s livelihood and activities of organisations,” Battulga said, urging the public not to waste water and electricity.
More than 890,000 households and 123,800 organisations can benefit from the write-off, according to official data.
According to the National Statistics Office, Mongolia, with a population of around 3.3 million, has more than 230,000 herder households with livestock nationwide, with the number of livestock animals surpassing 70 million by the end of 2019.
As of yesterday, Mongolia has reported 912 COVID-19 cases, including 478 local transmissions.
The Asian country’s nationwide lockdown, imposed on Nov 12, after its first locally transmitted case was reported, expired on Dec 1. It extended the restrictive measures in Ulan Bator and the provinces of Selenge and Arkhangai until yesterday.– NNN-MONGOLIAWEB
