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Imagine being able to plan road construction, protect farmland from floods, or respond faster to disasters, all by looking at a map. That is now possible in the country, thanks to new digital topographic maps. The Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, handed over two maps to the land commission today. The maps were developed as part of the “Project for...

During the National Cadastral Resurvey Programme in 2012, lands covered with overgrown vegetation or situated in challenging terrain were left unsurveyed and categorised as TP plots. For more than a decade, many landowners have been unable to utilise these lands. At the recent Samtse Dzongkhag Tshogdu, local leaders raised the issue, calling for urgent solutions to a long-standing problem. Farmers...

Farming is gradually turning out to be a lucrative venture for many farmers across the country, particularly for those willing to embrace change. This narrative is true for a middle-aged man from Trashigang’s Lumang Gewog who has been earning a substantial income since he started mixed farming around six years ago. 54-year-old Chedup from Riserboo in Lumang Gewog uses a...

The 20-bed Riserboo Hospital at Wamrong in Trashigang, has been facing a severe nurse shortage for nearly five months. Only five staff nurses are managing the ward, far below the health ministry’s standard of 15 to 19 nurses for such a facility. The shortage began after several staff left for further studies, and others were transferred. The situation worsens when...