SELBE 20-MINUTE CITY PROJECT: 2,258 ENGINEERS AND SPECIALISTS WORKING WITH AROUND 140 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT

The Selbe 20-Minute City Project is being implemented in the territories of the 14th subdistrict of Sukhbaatar District and the 14th and 18th subdistricts of Chingeltei District in Ulaanbaatar. The project aims to commission 113 apartment blocks comprising a total of 8,575 apartments.
The project is being carried out in four packages and seven sections. Out of the planned 113 residential blocks, construction has already begun on 100 blocks.

Construction work is progressing according to schedule for each package, and in some sections, structural assembly has successfully reached the 6th and 7th floors. By July of this year, the structural construction phase is expected to be completed, after which exterior façade works will begin. The overall completion rate of the Selbe subcenter currently stands at 32.6 percent, with a target of reaching 65 percent completion in 2026.

At present, more than 2,258 engineers and technical specialists are working at the project site with approximately 130 pieces of machinery and equipment. In addition, 60-70 percent of the contractors and material suppliers involved in the project are domestic enterprises, making a tangible contribution to supporting the national economy.

The total project area covers 158 hectares, of which 36.8 percent is planned as green space. The project also includes the construction of one school with a capacity of 960 students, one school for 1,260 students, one school for 1,560 students, and five kindergartens, each with a capacity of 240 children. Furthermore, the plan includes four parking facilities with a combined area of 39,800 square meters, 91 waste collection points, and a total of 72.6 kilometers of pedestrian and bicycle pathways.

Once fully implemented, the “Selbe 20-Minute City” project is expected to eliminate 15,000 pit latrines, reducing soil contamination caused by ger districts by 6 percent. In addition, the removal of 12,000 household chimneys is projected to reduce air pollution by 7.7 percent and soil degradation by 2.1 percent.
The project also plans to create an environmentally friendly urban ecosystem by managing surface water flow in relation to spatial and seasonal factors through the construction of artificial lakes, reservoirs, ponds, and retention basins.