Many years have passed as the issues of the soil erosion have been raised in regards with the heavy trucks, weighing over 100 tons, transportation of the commodities at the Gobi region.
Energy Resource LLC have constructed the paved road from Tavan Tolgoi to Gashuun Sukhait with their own funding, which was acquired by the State last year. Every entity holding mining activities can use this road for transportation by paying the transport fees. But the entities have emphasized how the differing tariffs set for the operating entities are creating unfavorable competition environment for them and have submitted their request to deal with the situation to the Deputy Minister U.Khurelsukh.
Energy Resource pays USD 0.75 per ton, while the other two companies are entitled to pay USD 1.5. Due to the difference in the tariffs set for the companies, trucks with loads from locally owned Tavan Tolgoi and Erdenes Tavan Togloi are using the earth surface roads increasing the dust pollution in the Gobi region.
Authorities including State Secretary of Ministry of Road and Transportation, Head of the Special Inspection Authority, management of the Erdenes Mongol State Owned company have been ordered to address the issues and ensure the road tariffs to be set at USD 1.0, ban to conduct transportation using earth surface roads and ensure the regulations to use paved roads in a week's time.
Today, on the last day of the week's term to make changes in the current situation executives of Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi, Energy Resources and locally owned Tavan Tolgoi are to sign MOU, which will ensure the standards in transportation of the commodities by heavy load trucks through the paved roads, environmental protection regulations and road safety.
Many years have passed as the issues of the soil erosion have been raised in regards with the heavy trucks, weighing over 100 tons, transportation of the commodities at the Gobi region.
Energy Resource LLC have constructed the paved road from Tavan Tolgoi to Gashuun Sukhait with their own funding, which was acquired by the State last year. Every entity holding mining activities can use this road for transportation by paying the transport fees. But the entities have emphasized how the differing tariffs set for the operating entities are creating unfavorable competition environment for them and have submitted their request to deal with the situation to the Deputy Minister U.Khurelsukh.
Energy Resource pays USD 0.75 per ton, while the other two companies are entitled to pay USD 1.5. Due to the difference in the tariffs set for the companies, trucks with loads from locally owned Tavan Tolgoi and Erdenes Tavan Togloi are using the earth surface roads increasing the dust pollution in the Gobi region.
Authorities including State Secretary of Ministry of Road and Transportation, Head of the Special Inspection Authority, management of the Erdenes Mongol State Owned company have been ordered to address the issues and ensure the road tariffs to be set at USD 1.0, ban to conduct transportation using earth surface roads and ensure the regulations to use paved roads in a week's time.
Today, on the last day of the week's term to make changes in the current situation executives of Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi, Energy Resources and locally owned Tavan Tolgoi are to sign MOU, which will ensure the standards in transportation of the commodities by heavy load trucks through the paved roads, environmental protection regulations and road safety.