The tenth Desuung Raising Day was commemorated at the Desuung Clubhouse in Thimphu yesterday. His Majesty The King’s Gold Pin were awarded to the Chief Operations Officer of the Royal Bhutan Army and the Director-General of Desuung. Desuups across the country also received the Druk Thuksey Representational Pin.
His Majesty The King’s Gold Pin, the highest pin for Desuung, was awarded to Lt. General Batoo Tshering, the Chief Operations Officer of the Royal Bhutan Army.
The pin was awarded to recognise the support of the three armed forces to Desuung since its inception in 2011. The Desuung training programme, which has been held at the Military Training Centre (MTC) in Tencholing since 2011, was coordinated by the Royal Bhutan Army, with MTC officers and soldiers serving as trainers and instructors. Since 2020, Desuung Training has been held at several other locations, coordinated by the RBA, RBP and RBG.
The three armed forces continue to support and partner with Desuung on all operations. The Gold pin is in appreciation of the partnership and support of the three armed forces, without which Desuung would not have been able to achieve its success in the last 10 years.
His Majesty The King’s Gold Pin was also awarded to Tashi Tobgye, Director General of Desuung. He also received a set of Desuung Uniform. Tashi Tobgay trained and served as a militia officer during the nineties, and has been serving as the DG of Desuung since its inception in 2011. The pin and uniform were presented to him by the COO, on behalf of His Majesty The King.
To celebrate the tenth Raising Day, Desuups in Thimphu and across the country received the Druk Thuksey Representational Pin, symbolising the Druk Thuksey Medal awarded to Desuups on the last National Day.
And over the Losar holidays, His Majesty The King visited the Guma Water Project site in Punakha, where Desuups are working to build infrastructure to bring water to people of three gewogs.
His Majesty spent the evening yesterday with Desuups working to build water infrastructure for the people at the Water Project site in Semjong, Tsirang. Five Water Projects, including the two mentioned earlier and three more in Saling under Monggar, Dangdung, in Trongsa, and Geling in Chhukha are part of the Desuung National Service programme to help build infrastructure for water across the country. Three more projects are expected to commence by March 2021.
