Overview
- Parliament approved a budget amendment that will raise salaries for Ministry of Environment and Climate Change civil servants by 50 percent, with the pay increase due to take effect on November 1.
- The Erdenebüren hydropower project is about 40 percent complete and the government has pledged to resolve customs, equipment and coordination hold‑ups to keep construction moving toward planned operation.
- Ulaanbaatar’s 150150 citizen hotline, launched on August 14, has logged 8,373 messages and officials report an 89.7 percent resolution rate with an average response time of 5.9 days.
- The Office of the Prosecutor recorded 422 violations of the Food Safety Law in the third quarter and imposed 759.2 million MNT in fines, of which about 64.5 percent has been collected.
- The national weather agency warned of wet snow, blizzards and low visibility for highland, Gobi and eastern areas, creating hazardous road conditions that could disrupt transport and project work in the coming days.