One in three Bhutanese overweight, finds study
The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on health facilities demands greater multi-sectoral actions for the implementation of NCD prevention activities. NCDs are a major public
Kuensel (Bhutan)
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First ever dengue fever case in capital
Thimphu referral hospital detected the first case of dengue fever in the capital in a 63-year-old woman. The woman was admitted to hospital on September 2 with fever and pain in the limbs. According to health officials, patient was examined twice to confirm whether she had dengue.
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Landslides devastate paddy fields
Farmers of Shingkhar gewog in Zhemgang are in a state of shock after landslides in the past week washed away about seven acres of cultivated paddy fields in their gewog. The first incident occurred in Thajong on August 26. A farmer lost about an acre of cultivated paddy fields. Three days later, on August 29, about four and a half acres of paddy were washed away in Dangapong, below Phungmathang dratshang. Seven households were affected by the landslide.
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Riverbeds running out of sand
The shortage of sand from riverbeds is going to grow, warns the natural resources development corporation (NRDC). This alarm comes when construction owners are already facing an acute shortage of riverbed sans, which is considered better in quality. NRDC believes that, with the increase in construction activities and Punatsangchhu I taking off, the shortage will be felt more acutely.
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Quarry controversy in ACC court
The Cabinet has asked that the Singye stone quarry and crushing plant at Gidagom be investigated by the anti corruption commission (ACC) on the basis of an Inter-ministerial report.
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Sound and light show to scare off wildlife
The Ministry of Agriculture has devised an ingenious indigenous contraption, somewhat similar to a police siren in its function, to prevent wild animals from attacking farmer's fields at night.
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The mithun move From Chukha frying pan into Zhemgang fire
The mithun breeding farm in Wangdigang, Zhemgang, has literally jumped from the frying pan into the fire. Nearly three years after the farm shifted to Zhemgang from Chukha for "bio-security' reasons, the farm is losing mithuns, locally called bamens to wild dogs. According to farm officials, wild dogs killed eight mithun calves since the beginning of this year. The farm has lost about 20 mithun calves since it shifted to Wangdigang in December 2005.
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Bin there, but done what?
In an renewed battle to tackle the mounting garbage problem, the Thimphu city corporation (TCC) will empty all recycle bins in the city tomorrow and urge the public to use them correctly by segregating waste. This step is an immediate action the city corporation is once more taking, after concerned agencies discussed solid waste management in a three-day conference from August 18.
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Public-private sector to reduce problem
With the waste management problem getting out of hand, the government is considering privatising waste management in the country instead of overloading itself. At the end of the three-day conference on solid waste management on August 20, one of the recommendations was to privatise the management of the ever mounting waste problem. Some private businesses have already submitted proposals to the government.
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Public-private sector to reduce problem
With the waste management problem getting out of hand, the government is considering privatising waste management in the country instead of overloading itself. At the end of the three-day conference on solid waste management on August 20, one of the recommendations was to privatise the management of the ever mounting waste problem. Some private businesses have already submitted proposals to the government.
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Surface Transport Master Plan
Revision of tax and fees on vehicles according to size, green tax on older vehicles, pedestrianisation of Norzin Lam, tramline buses in Thimphu, Gelephu and Paro, monorail from Thimphu to Paro, river transport and a railway system inside Bhutan. These are some of the proposals suggested for study in the surface transport development plan. The plan is an effort by the government to develop a long-term transportation plan and strategy for 15 to 20 years at about Nu 4.5 billion.