MPs were presented with the Master Plan to develop Ulaanbaatar City by Governor E.Bat-Uul during the DP caucus meeting on Monday.

The Master Plan is designed to focus on population centralization. According to the plan the Ulaanbaatar City Administration will consider not letting the population of Ulaanbaatar reach more than 1.4 million by 2030. Currently 1.2 million people reside in the City. In order to decelerate centralization in the City measures to build new towns are being planned.

For instance, it was decided to establish small and medium scale industrial regions by building a transport logistic center in Bagakhangai district ,while Baganuur district is planned to be turned into a heavy industrial district with a student village nearby.

The plan also included the idea to establish a building material industry in Nalaikh district. Building industrial centers in the districts will open a door to people to dwell in the towns near to the City. The City Administrative hopes that centralization in Ulaanbaatar city will be lessened as a result.

The project to turn ger districts into apartment districts and the plan of development for Bayankhoshuu in Songinokhairkhan district and Doloon buudal in Chingeltei district like Darkhan – Uul aimag was already planned.

There is a lot of speculation that the City Administration will be moved from the city center. But the City Governor said that the suggestion to remove the City Administrative from the city center to the western part of the city, in Songinokhairkhan district, is still in consideration.

The City Governor also stated that the V Power Plant project has now reached the inquiry stage.