PARLIAMENT ADOPTS RESOLUTION INSTEAD OF STATE OF EMERGENCY

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On January 5, Parliament Speaker M.Enkhbold said that a state of emergency will not be declared in Ulaanbaatar to fight air pollution, a measure proposed by President Kh.Battulga. Following the proposal on December 28, Speaker M.Enkhbold issued an ordinance to form a working group to study the possibility of declaring a state of emergency, propose measures to be taken against air pollution in the capital city and supervise the Cabinet on the issue. “After looking into the legal environment on state of emergency, the working group resolved that it wasn’t fit to declare state of emergency at the moment,” the Speaker said, while adding that the Parliament, the Cabinet and all levels of government organizations still consider air pollution as an emergency issue. On the other hand, the working group, led by MP Yo.Baatarbileg, came up with a draft resolution titled ‘Air Pollution Reduction Measures’, which was adopted by the Parliament with 80.4 percent support on January 5. Parliament Speaker M.Enkhbold noted the importance of urgent implementation of the actions and plans reflected in the resolution. In accordance with the resolution, a report on the implementation of the National Security Council recommendation on air pollution reduction will be made before February 1. Moreover, draft revisions to corresponding laws relating to air pollution will be proposed to the Parliament by February 10. Speaker M.Enkhbold also urged the Cabinet to pay attention to the production of liquid and compressed fuels from coal. Kh.Aminaa