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 …
Site inspection: DGM officials and employees from mining companies inspect the site where explosives were used. The use of explosives, it has been alleged, affected and caused damage to private structures. DGM is investigating whether the stone quarry explosions have affected their houses Mining: Five households in Gidakom filed a …
At least a hundred cars queued up at the fuel depots in the capital after word spread that the five percent green tax on petrol and diesel comes into effect from today. Adding the taxes, petrol in Thimphu has become about Nu 73.17 a litre and diesel Nu 60.47 a …
Hydropower: The Kholongchu hydroelectric project in Trashiyangtse cleared a major hurdle in completing formalities for work to begin, with the project obtaining a clearance from the department of culture yesterday. The 600MW hydropower project was likely to impact about half a dozen religious sites along the Kholongchu banks. National Environment …
Thimphu thromde’s plan to establish a second automobile workshop in Jungshina might take a few more years to materialise. The hiccup to the plan was the National Environment Commission’s (NEC) intervention to conduct a thorough assessment. This comes after the demarcation of the proposed workshop area was complete. The workshops …
Nepal has shown an interest in exchanging its hydroelectricity with Bangladesh as the Himalayan nation has a potentiality of 83,000MW power depending on its water resources. “A high-powered Nepalese delegation will visit Dhaka between July 29 and July 31 to discuss the issue,” a power division official said. He further …
Guwahati: The first ever transboundary survey of reptiles and amphibians carried out in the Indo-Bhutan Manas landscape has indicated the presence of a treasure trove of these speciesPreliminary results of the survey indicates the presence of at least 55 species of herpetofauna comprising 20 amphibian species and 35 reptile species …
GUWAHATI: Western Assam's Manas National Park which also covers a part of Bhutan has excited conservationists. A study conducted last month by a team from Manas, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Arya Vidyapeeth College, Gauhati University and biodiversity conservation NGO Aaranyak revealed a thriving hitherto undocumented amphibian and reptile population. …
Without any crop insurance scheme with the financial institutions in the country, officials of the Royal Manas National ark (RMNP) helped the farmers form an insurance management group in 2012 and created a group account with Bank of Bhutan. The park deposited Nu 100,000 as seed money and each member …
Japan will assist Bhutan to establish charging stations for electric vehicles, according to the prime minister. Lyonchhoen Tshering Tobgay had sought assistance in achieving Bhutan’s goals to turn itself into an electric vehicle hotspot during his recent official visit of the island state. While no details were provided, lyonchhoen told …
Horticulture: In the absence of laws and guidelines, Thimphu has been rapidly losing apple orchards to development activities, especially infrastructure. Although the forest and agriculture ministry does not have figures to substantiate how many orchards have been lost, the decrease in number is evident from the renewable natural resource’s (RNR) …
Dagana residents were frustrated when the usual erratic power supply caused a total blackout on the night of June 30, depriving the residents of their opportunity to watch a World Cup match. While many called Bhutan Power corporation officials, complaining of the blackout, some even chose to pour out their …
Japan will explore ways to support Bhutan’s efforts to turn itself into an electric vehicle hotspot, while Bhutan will support Japan’s bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, according to a Japanese foreign affairs ministry press release. Lyonchhoen Tshering Tobgay met with his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe …
The project will be delayed by at least 18 months from its initial completion deadline Hydropower: With dam excavation works beginning two weeks ago, almost a year after the slide last year, the commissioning of Punatsangchu hydroelectric project I is now pushed until May 2018. With the project’s deadline moved …
SILCHAR: Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) has asked the people of Barak Valley to oppose the proposed multi-crore Tipaimukh hydroelectric project located at the confluence of the Barak and Tuivai rivers in Manipur, claiming it would do more harm than good to the area and its people. "The proposed 1,500-MW …
With land substitution recently completed, Decheling gewog officials in Pemagatshel are now left to start work on conserving the drying Pelingtsho (lake) in the gewog. The next move has left villagers brimming with excitement because it will address their decade old problem of water shortage. Decheling gewog’s mangmi Ugyen Thinley …
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today vouched for constitution of an expert committee to study the downstream impact of the Bhutan-based hydro- electric project on the State. Gogoi said that all kinds of apprehensions concerning its ill-effects on Assam must be allayed before going ahead with the project. Talking to newsmen …
NCD: Diabetes, a lifestyle disease, is on a steady rise in Gelephu, records with the diabetic unit of Gelephu regional referral hospital show. Going by the number of cases this year, it is likely that the number of cases this year could surpass those recorded in the past two years. …
Despite having done an investigation before, another verification on the impact of blasting at Punatsangchhu projects I and II construction sites on nearby houses will be done again soon. The economic affairs minister Norbu Wangchuk, also the chairperson of the hydropower projects, said that it would begin as soon as …
Three suspension bridges and two irrigation channels were washed away, when the swollen Sengphug Rongchu burst its banks and caused a flash flood in Toetsho gewog, Trashiyangtse, on June 17 evening. Toetsho gup, Dechen Wangdi, said, the flashflood washed away the 28m Phatsabrag bridge and the 24.8m Shenakang bridge. “A …
