LOCAL NEWS

Community in Ganglakhema gets road The road for Ganglakhema chiwog under Khoma gewog finally finished construction last week. The road works started in 2011. The community did not have road facilities and they had to travel on horseback or walk on foot. “It used to take them more than 24 …

Construction still pending for want of more funds Most construction projects  in the villages of the gewog have not started due to a lack of funds. The gewog head says some of the pending works are for crucial infrastructures. The gewog’s gup Sangay Wangdi said, “We have lots to do …

Organic Agriculture training The National Organic Program (NOP) conducted a training on Organic Agriculture Technologies in Mongar at RDC-Wengkhar. The training program which started from 7 January was organized for the agriculture extension officials of eastern Bhutan.  It was held with the objective to build capacity of extension officials, so …

Pemathang to complete all activities by this month The gewog will complete developmental activities for this financial year by the end of January. The on-going activities include construction of protection wall for an irrigation channel, and a gewog meeting hall. The two schemes of Rural Water Supply Scheme (RWSS) have …

Milk Collection Center in Dakarla The construction of a milk collection center in Chamgang town which is around 15 kms away from Thimphu was completed. According to Gup Gado the milk booth will help generate income for the villagers. “They have been selling at their door step and sometimes just …

Winding up the last four developmental activities in Karna gewog Karna gewog in Dagana has achieved much of its development plans and activities, and is left with the last four developmental activities before the close of the financial year. The four activities to be completed are the 22 kilometer farm …

Gewog carries out series of maintenance activities Seven kilometers of farm road is still under maintenance in the gewog which will be completed by next month. The gewog’s irrigation channel is under maintenance in the many areas of Daukhola (seven and half kilometers), Changey (five kilometers), Ramdhingey (three kilometers), Bangtrakhulo …

All development works completed Four and half kilometers of farm road in Dekiling to Redkor are under maintenance with the budget of Nu 300,000 which will be completed by the end of this month. Four kilometers of Rural Water Supply Scheme (RWSS) in Changkhar and Khardhung chiwog is under construction …

Two villages get farm road This February Dungchilu and Nangray under Dechhenling will be facilitated with farm road. Under this gewog, these were the only two villages left without a farm road. People had to transport goods on horseback and sometimes on their own backs. Gup Sonam Rinchen said “the …

Nanong to complete all development activities by next year All the development works in the gewog will be completed by next year in the month of June. Many constructions are underway in the gewog such as the construction of community service center (CSC) for a budget of Nu 1.1mn which …