CONSTRUCTIONAL WORKS OF BAYANKHOSHUU AND SELBE SUB-CENTERS LAUNCHED

Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/ A constructional work of infrastructure and engineering systems of Bayankhoshuu and Selbe sub-centers was launched on May 28. Northern part of Ulaanbaatar city will be developed as Bayankhoshuu and Selbe sub-centers within ‘Ulaanbaatar Urban Services and Ger Areas Development Investment Program’ being implemented with soft loans of ADB and EIB according to the master plan to develop Ulaanbaatar until 2030. Present at the ceremony were S.Batbold, Governor of the Capital and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar City, S.Amarsaikhan, Chairman of Citizens’s Representative Khural of Ulaanbaatar City, D.Avirmed, project coordinator, officials of the municipal administration and authorities of companies that will execute the constructional works. In Bayankhoshuu sub-center, basic infrastructure system will cover 162 hectares; 14 meter-wide and 7.42 km-long auto roads, 2.5 km flood protection dam, 4.65 hectare greenery and landscaping, 3.2 km heat distribution pipes to be connected to central heating system, 5.05 km water distribution pipes, 8.78 km sewerage system, reservoir with capacity of 1000 cubic meters, kindergarten for 240 children as well as others. Presently, land acquisitions are complete and constructional works of kindergarten and business incubator building are running at 10 percent.Well-developed infrastructure and services will provide jobs, housing and economic opportunities and a sustainable living environment for citizens of 7th, 8th, 10th and 28th khoroos of Songinokhairkhan district. “Bayankhoshuu sub-center will be put into operation in 2020. Along the infrastructure construction, constructional works for social facilities are running. One of the project features is to provide jobs and promote businesses of people who involved in the project. Following this project realization, a project named ‘Affordable housing’ will be implemented based on sub-center’s heating and water supply and sewerage system,” said S.Batbold, Governor of the capital. Regarding Selbe sub-center, it will cover 158 hectares, involving three khoroos of Chingeltei and Sukhbaatar districts. Now, there are over 3500 households living in the area. Within the project, 9.97km heat distribution system, 26.6MW thermal power plant, 6.7 km auto road, 2.4 km flood protection channel, 3.01 hectare greenery, 6.01 km water supply pipes, 9.77 km sewerage system, business incubator, kindergarten and vocational training and production center as well as others will be constructed. Moreover, possibilities for new housing projects will be created based on the infrastructure development. Operation of the thermal power plant in the Selbe sub-center will ensure kindergartens #35 and #51, public and social service organizations and about 3700 households to be connected to heating system. In other words, it will contribute to air pollution reduction. About 3700 households and over 10 entities will no longer use stoves, which will reduce raw coal consumption by 15 thousand tons. M.Unurzul