Monthly Archives: December, 0

It has been about two years of living without a reliable supply of drinking water. The problem faced by the residents of Dechhenling-Gonpawong chiwog in Dechhenling Gewog of Pema Gatshel started after their water pump broke down. They are now asking the gewog to either repair the pump or replace it.

Farm roads are considered a lifeline for the villagers. However, some farm roads are a nightmare for the users. One such road is the Kilikhar-Phujurlaptsa farm road in Monggar. Waiting for the promised blacktopping works, the condition of the road has deteriorated over time. Residents now want their member of parliament to fulfil her pledge. 

Tourists visiting Bhutan driving their vehicles will have to pay a fee of Nu 4,500 per vehicle per night. This also includes two-wheelers. This is as per the revised Tourism Rules and Regulations 2022 which came into effect on September 23.

Soon, farmers across the country will be able to store surplus vegetables and fruits throughout the year. This is because the cold storage construction in Sarpang and Trashigang is nearing completion. Once complete, each facility will have a capacity to store more than 300 metric tons of agriculture and livestock products.

Long queues at the Pedestrian Terminal in Phuentshogling continue to frustrate the general public. With an increasing number of visitors coming in and going out every day, the pedestrian terminal is overburdened with an overwhelming number of people. Today, it takes a minimum of 30 minutes or more to cross the Phuentshogling and Jaigaon gateways.

Five Indian guests entered Bhutan via Samdrup Jongkhar paying the Sustainable Development Fee in the last three days. Samdrup Jongkhar, Gelephu and Samtse have been identified as additional entry points when Bhutan reopened for tourists on Friday. But these entry points will be for Indian visitors.

From using firewood to Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG to the electric cooking stove, Bhutan has come a long way in terms of clean energy consumption. Although some rural households still use firewood, many have switched to better and healthier cooking options over the years. An increasing number of households are now using electric cooking stoves helping the country achieve its clean and affordable energy goal.

Bhutanese households across the country will soon be able to start orchid farming and enhance livelihoods. The agriculture ministry will start providing orchid seedlings from an orchid micro-propagation laboratory at Serbithang in Thimphu. The lab was inaugurated today.

The country continues to report imported malaria cases every year. Cross-border malaria transmission posed a considerable threat to malaria elimination and prevention. To address the issue, an Indo-Bhutan cross-border malaria elimination meeting was held in Sarpang recently.

Farmers of Lingzhi chiwog at Naja Gewog in Paro are struggling to find a market for their farm produce since the pandemic hit the country. Today, they are feeding the vegetables to their cattle as they could not sell them.