Bhutan Daily News 17-04-23
- Saidpiece
- Apr 17, 2023
- 3 min read
Residents in Trongsa town are still waiting for the district administration to construct the planned four-storeyed multi-level car parking in the town. With the construction works nowhere in sight, residents are still faced with acute parking congestion. However, it is now not known whether the much-awaited facility would be built at all.
After a decade of using electric fencing and facing constant challenges in coexisting with wildlife, the residents of Tongling in Lhuentse’s Minjey Gewog have decided to switch to chain-link fencing. This village will be the first in the district to receive this type of fencing. The government has initiated multiple chain-link fencing projects across the country to enclose more than 3,000 acres of agricultural land and help nearly 1,000 households. Chain-link fencing is a type of fence made of galvanized or steel wire and has a zig-zag pattern of wires.
As the country continues to face human resource shortage, four gewogs of Umling, Taraythang, Chhuzergang and Serzhong in Sarpang are grappling with inadequate land surveyors. The shortage has hampered the provision of quality and timely public service. The issue was raised in the recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu.
The Bhutan Transparency Initiative recommends the justice institutions in the country to establish Standard Operating Procedure or SOP, institute an independent grievance redressal organisation and improve access to justice among others. These were found out after the CSO studied the quality of services provided by various justice institutions in the country. The report called as the Citizen Report on Quality of Justice Services, a first of its kind was launched last week in Paro.
In Trashigang, the COVID Hospital in Kanglung, which was purchased by the government for almost Nu 160 M, remains unused and is now covered in overgrown bushes. Originally Kelki High School, the infrastructure was converted into a 150-bed COVID Hospital during the pandemic, but it has yet to be utilized. Despite being completed for over a year, the hospital has remained idle.
To enhance the health care system in Bhutan, the Ministry of Health (MoH) officially launched its Electronic Patient Information System (ePIS) on 14 April 2023. This comprehensive, integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) system has been designed to streamline healthcare processes, reduce medical errors, and improve patient outcomes.
The plan to construct the ground breaking 57-kilometer railway link connecting Kokrajhar in Assam to Gelephu in Bhutan by 2026 has been shelved, at least for the time being. Contrary to reports in the Indian and local media, the completion date and funding of the railway project linking Kokrajhar and Gelephu in Bhutan cannot be confirmed at this time despite the initial enthusiasm for the railway project and the proposed stations. Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources minister Loknath Sharma said that the commissioning and completion of the project, as well as the funding for it, are far from certain until a comprehensive and detailed project report (DPR) is formally established.
As the first phase of chain-linked fencing projects worth Nu 174 million (M) is being implemented in all 20 dzongkhags, local wire mesh manufacturers find themselves at the losing end.
An alarming trend of high attrition rates among health and education professionals in Bhutan has sparked concerns about the country’s ability to maintain essential services.
Oyster mushroom farming, both for commercial and self-consumption, is becoming popular among the farmers in Tsirang. Encouraged by thriving businesses and marketing opportunities, many mushroom farms are mushrooming in the dzongkhag, besides agriculture and livestock production.
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