Bhutan Daily News 06-04-23
- Saidpiece
- Apr 6, 2023
- 2 min read
With sports gaining popularity in the country, the need for sports medicine specialists is also becoming increasingly important. As of today, the country has just a couple of specialized sports physicians and only one sports surgeon. Due to the shortage, many athletes are left with limited access to the care they need to maintain fitness and the longevity of their careers.
Travelling should be as easy and enjoyable as possible for everyone on the road. But in Sarpang district’s Chhuzergang Gewog, the bad Gewog Centre road condition has created inconveniences for commuters and motorists. The 4.5-kilometre road has become worse calling for immediate attention and maintenance.
The people of Tongmajangsa Gewog are still waiting for their Gewog Centre road to be blacktopped. The blacktopping work on the 14.8-kilometre stretch has missed three deadlines leaving the people frustrated. The GC road upgradation work that started in early 2021 was supposed to be completed by the end of the same year.
The much-awaited installation of the Sephu solar power plant in Wangdue Phodrang is expected to start by the end of this month. The Department of Energy is expected to award a contract for the installation works after final endorsement from the funding agency, the Asian Development Bank. The Sephu Solar Power Plant will have the capacity to produce a maximum of 17.3 megawatts of electricity at its peak.
You are at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital waiting in a long queue for a token to see a doctor. After waiting for a few hours, you are told that the tokens for the day are finished. How would you feel? Well, patients are left disappointed due to the limited number of tokens given each day. However, hospital officials are hoping that long queues will reduce after moving the hospital’s dental department to Taba.
The Chhukha Hydropower Project will now generate additional revenue of Nu 590 M this year after the export tariff with India was revised. The revision to Nu 3, an increase by 45 chhetrum a unit, was announced yesterday through a joint press release issued following His Majesty’s visit to India recently. The tariff revision has been due since January 2021.
Hotels and eateries in Tshongdue town were hoping to make the most of the five-day Paro tshechu. However, a disruption in water supply left them without water for more than a day severely hampering their businesses.
Thimphu residents often called for timely waste and more frequent waste collection. In the peri-urban areas, there were no waste collection services leading to littering and overflowing.
The government’s decision to waive the sustainable development fee (SDF) for casual visitors in the border towns has brought much-awaited relief to the hoteliers in Gelephu.
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