This Report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources (2021-22) deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Twelfth Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Flood Management in the Country including International Water Treaties in the field of Water Resource Management with particular Reference to …
Hydropower: The country’s target to generate 10,000 MW of electricity got a boost, with the cabinet approving the detailed project report (DPR) of the 180MW Bunakha reservoir hydroelectric project (BRHEP). The Bunakha reservoir would not only generate 180MW of energy, but also supplement the generation of the 1020MW Tala, 366MW …
Four huts were razed to the ground and around 1,000 acres of forest were destroyed in a fire that started around 2.30 pm today above Langjophakha in Thimphu. No casualty was reported. Fanned by the winds, the fire is suspected to have spread into the forest from a fire three …
Nissan Motor Corporation chief executive officer Carlos Ghosn and Bhutanese prime minister Tshering Tobgay shake hands after unveiling the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle in Thimphu on Friday. — AFP photoNissan Motor Corporation chief executive officer Carlos Ghosn and Bhutanese prime minister Tshering Tobgay shake hands after unveiling the Nissan Leaf …
Bhutan regards environmental protection as a priority, but while it exports clean hydro-electricity to India, the proceeds are wiped out by the oil it imports to power its vehicles. The country - home to about 740,000 people - will seek funding from international agencies to help pay for the Leaf …
PHEP-I: Punatsangchhu hydroelectric project I (PHEP-I) will earn about Nu 1.4B worth of foreign currency annually upon commissioning, in exchange for carbon credits. The amount is an estimated revenue the project would earn, after the sale of an estimated 4.3M certified emission reduction (CER) credits (each credit is equivalent to …
PES: A give and take initiative of the department of forest and park services (DoFPS) could save natural resources, and even help reduce poverty in rural areas, if it gains momentum. The policy, ‘payment for environmental services’ (PES), is a system, where an individual or an organisation utilising natural resources …
Thimphu: In its attempt to save the area above Tashichhodzong as a “green zone”, some of Thimphu thromde’s approaches are not going down well with some landowners there. In 2002, Thimphu thromde marked about 42.32 acres of farmland in Hejo as a “green area”, a zone on which government policy …
In the 11th Plan, the government will construct more than 2,000km of farm roads, 400km national roads and repair 230km existing national roads. Works and human settlement minister Dorji Choden informed the National Assembly members, while responding to South Thimphu Parliament member Yeshey Zimba’s request to the government to black …
Hydropower, as the largest clean and renewable energy source, has played an essential role in the global energy mix. Against the backdrop of rapid social-economic development and global warming, the development of renewable energy has gained increased attention among the global community. The manifold benefits of small hydropower - the …
Import, transit, research and development and introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) capable of reproducing in the natural environment will become illegal in Bhutan with the enactment of the biosafety bill. Read more in this January 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bhutan. ENVIRONMENT The grant …
Ayes: While some were confused, many said yes to the idea of buying shares of the project And, as icing on the cake, they’ll get first bite of the public ownership shares Tangsibje: Although the people of Tangsibje gewog in Trongsa are aware about the impacts on health and environment …
The inventory will help assess water availability and situation of water sources A national inventory of this precious resource is on the verge of completion NEC: The national water resource inventory, which started last August, has been completed in 17 dzongkhags so far, national environment commission (NEC) officials said. With …
Resource: The drying up of water sources for the last few years in Trashigang has begun to worry both villagers and district officials. Gewog statistics show that about 12 gewogs, including Sakteng, Phongmey, Bartsham, Yangnyer and Lumang, have reported dried and drying water sources. The volume of four water sources …
The increasing number of dried/drying up sources has numerous worrisome implications. Resource: The drying up of water sources for the last few years in Trashigang has begun to worry both villagers and district officials. Gewog statistics show that about 12 gewogs, including Sakteng, Phongmey, Bartsham, Yangnyer and Lumang, have reported …
While the government is looking to deliberate on the bio-safety bill in the upcoming session, some sections are cautioning more awareness and consultation on the subject before finalising the law. The highlight of the bill is on regulating and monitoring genetically modified organisms (GMO) and other products derived from GMOs. …
Keeping the capital city green and clean, Thimphu thromde’s slogan, has been the biggest challenge. This is evident from the clogged drains, overflowing trash bins, garbage strewn all over the place, and rivers being used as a dumpsite. The irony is that the problem was identified decades ago, when it …
The project "Development of Energy Codes and Standards for Buildings in Bhutan" aimed at following three objectives: Evaluate the Building Sector and Prepare Detailed Energy Audit Reports; Develop Energy Codes and Standards for Buildings; and Recommend Policy Instruments.
2020, the economic ministry yesterday announced it wouldn’t be able to achieve the target. To achieve it, all planned projects, including the four joint venture projects, should have started last year. 2020 is only six years from now and we have achieved only 1,488MW. This could double, even triple, when …
The government unveils an ambitious two-pronged waste management plan Waste: Lyonchhoen Tshering Tobgay yesterday, at the district education officers’ conference, announced the government’s waste management plan, the Clean Bhutan project and, to keep the capital city green, the Green Thimphu project. The Clean Bhutan project would first clean the streams …
Four of the seven projects will be funded by the Global Environment Facility system Conservation: The grant agreement of seven biodiversity conservation and natural resources management projects that the Bhutan Trust Fund for environmental conservation (BTFEC) and forests and park services department would implement was signed yesterday. The BTFEC management …
