The people of Jurmed gewog have been lighting their homes with kerosene, with a population of 308, only 2% manages to use solar energy. Electrification was supposed to finish by the end of the current plan but works have not started yet. But Gup Rinchen said that Bhutan Power Corporation …
Read More »Questions raised on quota for women in politics and governance, many not in its favor
Bhutan which claims to be an egalitarian society does not have quota for women in power.Most other SAARC countries like India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh have reserved seats for women in politics and governance. In the first South Asian Conference on Empowering Women and Gender Equality, a two-day program in …
Read More »A water source 4km away
Three kilometers of the 10-km farm road construction from Kalapang to Resa have been completed. To overcome shortage of water, the Gewog is also renovating its water source which is four kilometers away from the village. About 30 people will benefit from the construction fo the farm road
Read More »6,300 blood units needed but only 50 collected so far
The blood bank in Thimphu Hospital requires 6,300 units of blood to meet emergencies but it has collected only 50 units so far this year. Last year, the blood bank collected 3,804 units of which 78 percent came from voluntary donors including mobile camps and walk-ins. Patients’ family members donated …
Read More »An oil processing machine and a road
One power tiller, two maize grinders and one oil-processing machine were purchased for the gewog. A seven-kilometer farm road from Dramitse to Drupchhu has been completed in one-and-a-half months time. The construction was led by the gup and tshogpas. The construction of a meeting hall, 52 ft long and 24 …
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