Deputy Director of the Water Authority Z.Batbayar has
warned that Ulaanbaatar is facing a severe water scarcity. Unbridled urban
growth has put a massive strain on both clean water supply and waste water
disposal. Several water related projects and programs have been undertaken and
funds to implement them have come from countries like the Netherlands, Japan
and South Korea. The most important need, he said, was for a change of popular
approach to use of water. People must realize the importance of not wasting
water, or risk finding that “all the clean water is used up in washing cars”.