Source: English.News.mn    Date: May 21, 2010

Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Emergency Commission M.Enkhbold has said the MNT3.4 billion (approximately USD2.5 million) given by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for dzud relief will be spent on cash allowance to families that have lost all their livestock, and on providing automobiles and equipment in the provinces most affected, to improve health and social welfare services there and to strengthen local capacity in emergencies.

Altogether 8,576 households in 12 provinces will get MNT300,000 each.