Villagers cry foul of farm road alignment
30 August 2010
The people of Samdrup Choling Dungkhag in Samdrup Jongkhar are at loggerheads with the dungkhag authorities over the construction of a 13-km farm road in the dungkhag. The people claim that the dzongkhag, dungkhag and the gewog have realigned the road without their consent. Earlier, in a meeting chaired by Samdrup Choling Dungpa, it had been decided that the road would be constructed from Martshala... Read the story »
Radhi loses land to flash floods
27 August 2010
This house narrowly escaped the August 15 flash flood A flash flood, accompanied by heavy rainfall on August 15, damaged more than 3.5 acres of wetland in Radhi Gewog in Trashigang. The flood, which lasted for several hours, affected 35 households in Tongling Khatey village. Similar damages were caused in the villages of Tanglamani, and Pampa, Brakseng, Joenla and Tongling Lamwog. The flash flood... Read the story »
Chongshing gets first farm road
23 August 2010
Road to Chongshing : The construction began last week The people of Chongshing Gewog in Pemagatshel can now look forward to a better life with the construction of a 19.615-km farm road having begun last week. The farm road connects the gewog centre at Thongsa village with Denchi, the proposed new dzongkhag headquarters. The road will meet the on-going Khar-Yurung feeder road at Mandi village. Chongshing... Read the story »
Community forest bears fruits
21 August 2010
Tashi Wangchuk's house under construction Tashi Wangchuk, 32, and his family from huentse lived with his in-laws for a decade in perfect harmony. However, with time, the size of the family grew and he realized that he needed to build a house for his own family. But with no easy access to timbers and credit facilities, his hope remained dim. The inception of Zhasela Community Forest in Minjay Geowg... Read the story »
Service sector boom in Trashigang
15 August 2010
With plans to construct a domestic airport at Youngphula and the opening of Merak and Sakteng to the tourists, many resorts and hotels are sprouting in Trashigang. Many people are expecting instant returns from their investment with the increase in number of tourists swarming the dzongkhag. “Hotel will have immediate return unlike renting apartments,” said Gembo Tenzin of K.C stores, who... Read the story »
RICBL extends insurance coverage in Pemagatshel
13 August 2010
For almost three decades, the residents of Pemagatshel town lived under constant threat from disasters like fire, landslide, windstorm and earthquake. The shops built hastily on government land in the late 1970s lack basic safety measures. And, with no insurance coverage, the residents lived under the shadow of imminent disaster. Ever since, the Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Limited (RICBL)... Read the story »
It’s time for Nganglam
2 August 2010
The sleepy town of Nganglam is waking up to the call of development. With many development activities taking place in the dungkhag, the town is promising to be one of the biggest commercial centres in the eastern Bhutan. Dungsum Cement Corporation Limited, the biggest cement factory in the country, which is under construction in Nganglam, has ignited a construction boom, and business has... Read the story »
Irrigation channel brings relief to Radhi
31 July 2010
After the recent rains, Radhi has started paddy cultivation With the construction of an irrigation channel in the pipeline, Radhi Gewog in Trashigang is breathing a sigh of relief. Pipes worth Nu 800,000 have been procured for the construction of the channel, which will begin by 2011. Radhi Gup Samdrup said the irrigation channel should be ready for the next paddy cultivation. Radhi, which is... Read the story »
Air-conditioned market shed for farmers
30 July 2010
The farmers' market shed under construction A new air-conditioned farmers’ market is under construction in Trashigang town at the old market shed on the banks of Mithimdrang. It is expected to meet the increasing demand for farmers’ sales counters. The need for a better market shed with improved storage facilities was felt due to the increasing volume of farm produce from the many farmers’... Read the story »
From muddy pools to care centre
27 July 2010
Radhi children get early childhood care and attention Thirty-two children from rural Radhi are receiving special care. They are among 43 children enlisted in the country’s first early childhood care and development centre (ECCDC), which recently opened in Radhi Gewog, Trashigang, to provide early childhood parenting care in rural communities. The opening of the ECCDC in rural communities... Read the story »
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