AKIPRESS.COM - President of Mongolia Khaltmaa Battulga has sent an official letter to Speaker M.Enkhbold proposing to declare air pollution emergency on December 28.

The President stressed serious impact of air pollution on the citizens’ health and numerous complaints and recommendations on it.

The President called for special attention to this matter and intensify measures against air pollution, Montsame reports.

In his official letter the President recommended the Parliament to create legal environment so that emergency state diciplines/order are adhered considering air, water and soil pollution reached disaster level, to set disaster regions, to improve legal environment regarding evacuation, to restoration and re-planning, to amend related laws, to evacuate state administrative organizations and universities as well as their infrastructure facilities and to ensure participation, collaboration of citizens, organizations and public monitoring.

Moreover the President advised the Government to formulate drafts of laws, regulations and programs regarding the above mentioned issues within February 20, 2018 and to submit them to the Parliament, and formulate national program to reduce air pollution and environmental pollution with detailed plans, reflecting each organization, agency, institution and official responsible for the implementation, implementing terms and financing resources.