Mongolia – Province governors voice concerns about harsh winter

Request government funding to clear roads of massive amount of snow.

Administrators of Khovd, Uvs, Zavkhan, Khuvsgul and Dundgovi Provinces voiced their concerns about the harsh winter conditions to the Prime Minister, N. Altankhuyag on Thursday.

The provincial governors remarked that as the depth of the snow has increased, most of the provinces have begun to use hay and fodder from the state reserve and this is costly.

They claim that herders will be in a very problematic situation unless the government finds a way to reduce the price of the state reserve of hay and fodder.

Some provinces are experiencing alarming conditions. Currently, some areas are experiencing temperatures of between minus 30 and minus 38 degrees Celsius during the day and minus 40 to minus 45 degrees Celsius at night.

Conditions have reached a very bad state in 55 soums of 15 provinces. And the conditions may get worse. The province with the worst winter conditions is Uvurkhangai.

The Governors of Uvs and Zavkhan Provinces requested that the government provide funding for clearing local roads of the massive amount of snow.

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