{"id":5655,"slug":"construction-works-of-tavantolgoi-zuunbayan-railway-commence","status":"publish","tags":[],"title":{"rendered":"CONSTRUCTION WORKS OF TAVANTOLGOI-ZUUNBAYAN RAILWAY COMMENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"

In accordance with the Government Policy on Railway, construction works for the Tavantolgoi-Zuunbayan railway commenced today in Budran Bag of Mandakh Soum in Dornogobi Province.<\/p>\n

The construction works of the 414.6 km long railway along the route Tavantolgoi-Zuunbayan will engage about 3,700 workers and 1,352 machines. During the construction works, about 10 thousand people and their families, including the 3,700 workers, will earn direct and non-direct income through various tasks involving supplies of materials, equipment, water, and food.<\/p>\n

The personnel of the Military Unit No. 7781 of the Mongolian Armed Forces will build the railway with salary.<\/p>\n

President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga attended the ceremony for commencement of the construction works and delivered opening remarks.<\/p>\n

In his remarks, President Battulga underlined the significance of the event saying that it was a major infrastructure development since 1990 and that railway infrastructure holds economic importance to a landlocked country like Mongolia.<\/p>\n

The ceremony was also attended by officials, including B.Enkh-Amgalan, Minister of Road and Transport Development, L.Oyun-Erdene, Head of the Cabinet Secretariat, B.Delgersaikhan, Member of Parliament, and Major General A.Ganbat, Chief of the General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

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