Beautiful Gobi, Umnugobi province is in the southern part of Mongolia and is the land of people with a traditional nomadic lifestyle who are adapted to the nature and climate of the Gobi Desert and has a rich historical and cultural heritage. One of the main economic sectors of the province is tourism, based on its unique natural formations and sceneries. More than 80 percent of all tourists visiting Mongolia come to see the Gobi desert landscapes
Main building of the kindergarten No11 in Dalanzadgad soum was commissioned in 1980 and it has a capacity of 75 children. The number of children enrolled in this kindergarten was 2-3 times more than the capacity. Therefore, additional 3 classrooms were created by using the dormitory of high school No1 and a total of 219 children were educated in this kindergarten. Most children stayed in the dormitory that is not designed for kindergarten use and building of kindergarten No11 do not have for art, sports and dining halls. Therefore, one of the ordinary and non-standard rooms was recreated and used as dining hall.
There is no meat-processing factory in Umnugobi aimag creating inadequate food hygiene for local people, organizations, and mining workers. Also, herders would like to sell their livestock with fair market price and the local meat related businesses need freezers and storages that meet hygiene standards. Moreover, 38,1% (25016) of total population in Umnugobi aimag lives in Dalanzadgad soum center. If annual meat consumption of per person is estimated as 84 kg, annual meat consumption of the soum center residents will be 2,101.344 ton. Processed meat products make 3% of local total meat supply.
The issue was addressed in the Aimag governor’s action plan 2016-2020 Together-We, and the Development General Plan of Dalanzadgad soum -2030 and policy document on the blood prevention of residents. In the past few years, central roads in Dalanzadgad soum have been built without any flood drainage system, so when it rains, roads are directly flooded and there is a great risk to life, health and property of individuals and organizations.
768 students attend school number 2 of Dalanzadgad soum. The school sports hall is 6 mx12m. Although the hall affords volleyball games, it does not comply with the modern standards such as no fitting room, no other rooms for for different club activities. Therefore, the proposal of construction of new sports complex of school #2 of Dalanzadgad soum was included in the 2016 Economic and Social development plan of the aimag.
1958 out of 2,763 pre-school children in Dalanzadgad soum had admitted to kindergarten in 2015. 805 children stay at home, lacking the opportunity to be provided with preschool education. There are 7 kindergartens in Dalanzadgad soum. The admission standard per class in Dalanzadgad is 25 children. However, there are 34-48 children in a class today which negatively impacts on health and learning abilities of children.