Bhutan Daily News 27-06-23
- Saidpiece
- Jun 27, 2023
- 3 min read
The 190ft bailey bridge over Gongri river along the Nganglam-Gyalpozhing highway collapsed
The 190ft bailey bridge over Gongri river along the Nganglam-Gyalpozhing highway collapsed again this morning. The bridge was relaunched recently.
𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽
Bhutan have lost their second match in the ongoing SAFF Championship. The Bhutanese team lost to Lebanon in a five goal thriller played last night. The Lebanese team took the lead early on with a goal in just the eleventh minute. The team continued their dominance scoring three more goals before the end of the first half. Bhutan managed a goal in the second half through forward Chencho Gyeltshen who also had a night to forget having missed a penalty kick. Bhutan will play it’s last match of the group stage against Bangladesh on Wednesday. The Bhutanese team still have a chance of going through to the next round which will depend on the group leaders Lebanon defeating the Maldives and Bhutan winning against Bangladesh with a huge goal difference. Eight countries are taking part in the South Asian Football Federation Championship. The final will be played on the 4th of next month.
𝗡𝗔 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯
Civil Servants will get 21 days of annual leave, instead of the 12 days as initially decided by the RCSC. This was recommended by the Economic and Finance Committee of the National Assembly today. The Royal Civil Service Commission recently introduced annual leave to promote periodic rejuvenation and work-life balance for civil servants. The house also adopted the Pay Revision Bill of Bhutan 2023.
𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
The country’s first-ever kraft paper factory located in Sarpang is struggling with a shortage of raw materials. Insufficient supply of waste paper, the primary raw material, has hindered the industry’s ability to operate at full capacity. The Eco Tech Bhutan Kraft Paper Industry located at the Jigmeling Industrial Park started its production earlier this year.
𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗣𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹
Working in the fields has been a challenge for the farmers of Labar village in Pema Gatshel. This is because most of the farmlands are steep making it challenging to farm. As a result, people left their lands fallow. But this is not the case anymore. Through a soil and land management project, the farmers have been encouraged to revive their fallow lands and grow more crops.
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗵𝘂
Bhutanese athletes have started to make strides in the international arena. And the next stage may very well be in swimming. The international standard swimming pool in the capital, which is nearing completion, is expected to train and churn out professional swimmers that will compete with the very best. The swimming pool complex is expected to be ready by September this year.
𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗽𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱-𝘂𝗽 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
Many people across the country, for various reasons, are taking up efforts to revive dried-up or drying lakes. Villagers of Tokarong in Samdrup Jongkhar have also joined in and for them, it is not just about preserving the environment but also to prepare for the future. The lake had been left abandoned for more than four decades.
Doksum welcomes legal fuel station
The days of illegal fuel sales in Doksum are finally coming to an end, as the Druk Petroleum Corporation Limited (DPCL) nears completion of 70 percent of its work in the town of Trashiyangtse.
Monsoon brings erratic power supply
As the monsoon arrived this month, bringing heavy rain and landslides, many places across the country reported frequent cases of erratic power supply.
Small bag, big problems
The plastic pouch to hold doma khamto (ready-made doma) is small, 13.5cm X 10cm to be precise. Yet, it is a big problem for our waste management efforts. It is all over the places - in the drains, bushes, on the roadsides and footpaths, and at the landfill.
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