Ulaanbaatar
Transportation of Hay and Feed for Livestock Starts to Aimags and Soums Experiencing Harsh Wintering
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Ulaanbaatar, 2024 February 19 /MONTSAME/. Due to
continued heavy snowfalls and storms in recent days, the wintering situation has
worsened almost throughout the country. Today, the transportation of
hay and feed for the herders to the countryside starts. The Government decided to distribute 20
thousand tons of hay and feed from the State and Aimag’ Reserve Fund free of
charge to aimags and soums which experiencing harsh wintering.
Six emergency groups under the Government Ministers were
formed, and the groups set out for the countryside. Mr. Amarsaikhan Sainbuyan,
Deputy Prime Minister is working in Dundgobi aimag today.
The Government of Mongolia and the State Emergency
Commission are taking all the necessary actions to minimize the risk of dzud
disaster, as the livestock sector, the backbone of the economy of Mongolia is experiencing
extremely harsh wintering.
Urgent measures are being carried out including providing
health and social care services constantly to herders on encampments, organizing
search and rescue operations, allocating discounted hay and feed, clearing
roads and mountain passes blocked by heavy snowfall, and moving
the families from disaster areas. All expenses for these actions are ordered to
be released from the Government Reserve Fund.
As of February 18, 2024, a total of 667841 head of livestock
perished and 80 percent of the territory of Mongolia is covered with thick snow,
reaching to 100 cm in some parts.
