People travelling to Haa via the Chuzom-Haa Highway will still have to bear bumpy rides until spring next year going by what Project DANTAK is saying. The Project which has been carrying out the road widening and improvement works since 2018 missed both the initial completion deadline in 2021 and the extended deadline in July this year. People have been complaining about the slow progress of the work several times.

The much-awaited dream of getting a bypass that will connect Tathang village in Tsirang with the others is finally materialising. The construction of an almost 5-kilometre road which began last month is nearing its completion. The villagers had been requesting for a road since 2016. However, their requests were turned down due to environmental clearance issues and budget constraints. 

A newly completed irrigation project has brought hope to the people of Serzhong Gewog in Sarpang. Hundreds of acres of wetland that have been left fallow for decades are expected to be revived thanks to it. However, a change in plans, mainly the decision to not construct a bridge, has left the people upset. The new irrigation system was handed over to the people on Monday.

If all goes to plan, the Nikachhu Hydropower Project in Trongsa will start commissioning from next month. According to the project management, all the major works required for electricity generation have been completed. The Druk Green Power Corporation says the project has completed almost 98 per cent of the overall work as of October this year. The project was initially planned to be completed in 2019.

Police in Trongsa have forwarded the case of a man who allegedly murdered his mother-in-law to the Office of the Attorney General for prosecution. The 33-year-old man has been charged with murder. He has also been charged with burglary for allegedly breaking into a house at Chendebji and stealing a mobile phone. The suspect, reportedly drunk during the incident, is alleged to have murdered his 53-year-old mother-in-law by striking her on the head with a knife at Semji village of Nubi Gewog in October. He was reportedly at large trying to evade arrest before the police nabbed him following a 13-day search...

Some two-hour walk from the nearest road, the journey to Taphel village of Bumdeling gewog in Trashi Yangtse is a long and arduous voyage. The absence of a road connecting the village to the rest of the district has made it difficult for the people to access health services and markets for their farm produce.