RADIOCommunity blames mining activities for water shortage
The villagers of Gedawom in Thimphu are blaming the increasing mining activities and the new settlements within the community for the acute shortage of irrigation water.
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First private diagnostics Centre in Phuentsholing
Residents of Phuentsholing will no longer have to experience the hassle of waiting in queues at the hospital, or travel across to border towns to avail themselves of certain medical facilities. The opening of the first private diagnostics centre in town has made alternatives available.
50 people in Paro receives free surgery
More than 50 people from across the country received free surgery at a week-long surgery camp in Paro. The camp was organised by the Tarayana Foundation, last week, to correct cleft lips and injuries caused by burns and wild animal attacks. The foundation also provided food, accommodation and travel expenses to financially disadvantaged patients.
Regionally Balanced Development on Track?
Where does Bhutan’s goal of regionally balanced development stand? Is it on track? Is enough being done to advance the goal?
Amochhu Reservoir to displace oldest indigenous community
Believed to be the oldest inhabitants of the country, Lhops or Doyas have lived along the banks of Amochhu for longer than anyone can remember. The modern facilities in this part of the country such as farm road, power supply and mobile service are very recent.
Bumthang’s drop-in centre branded as disgraceful
There is a slow decline in the number of people coming in for recovery from drugs and alcohol related addiction in Bumthang’s drop-in centre. It may seemingly appear that there is a decline in the number of people encountering addiction but that hardly is the case.
Party-goers give residents sleepless nights
People living near discotheques, Drayangs and bars are sleep deprived. Loud honks, blaring music from the cars and shouting and screaming in the street by the party goers are causing the residents distress and endless sleepless nights. They say- the afterhours – once the discos are over having become intolerable nuisance.
A boon called community forest
Community forest is changing the lives of rural people for better. This was clear, this morning when a group of Choekhor Community Forestry members of Kawang Gewog in Thimphu, pocketed a decent amount from the sale of timber.
Bridge over Thewar Chhu in Gelephu dismantled
When the Mao River swells, it becomes impossible for the boat to operate. During such times, people of the four gewogs on the other side of the Mao River, use the suspension bridge over the Thewar Chhu to come to Gelephu. But with the bridge dismantled about a month ago, people are facing difficulty crossing the Thewar Chhu.
Poor construction quality displeases people in Monggar
People living in of Monggar town are not happy with the quality of construction taking place in their town. The recent blacktopping of a road, construction of a three storied vegetable market shed and a drainage system in the town, are not up to mark, they say.
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