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Ban imposed on camps near Khuvsgul Lake

Old News! Published on: 2022.02.23

Ban imposed on camps near Khuvsgul Lake

To save the ecology of Khuvsgul Lake, Mongolia has banned establishing new tourist camps near the lake area in Khuvsgul province. Khuvsgul Lake is a popular tourist destination in Mongolia, visited by a large number of people all season.

During the past few years, the ecology of the lake has started degrading due to human intervention in the area. The residents are setting up camps on the periphery of the lake area for tourists. As a result, waste and the garbage is being strewn around these camps that has threatened the existence of the lake, which is known for its clean water. Khuvsgul holds 76.6 percent of Mongolian fresh water reserves and its water is drinkable without any treatment.

Since 1950, there have been over 50 vehicles submerged in the lake; became cancer of eco-system.

Today (23 February), a national forum on protecting Khuvsgul Lake has been held in State House of Mongolia. The two-day forum was organized under the auspice of the President U.Khurelsukh. Previously, U.Khurelsukh approved a resolution on developing eco-tourism zone around Khuvsgul Lake in 2019 when he was Prime Minister.

As for end of 2021, there are 49 tourist camps, 132 ger hotels, 15 resorts and 800 hotels which capable of receiving some 7000 tourists operating in Khuvsgul province.  Over 56 thousand local tourists visited in Khuvsgul Lake in 2021.

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