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Water turns Wamakhar green: A village’s journey to commercial farming

ཟླ་༦ 07, 2025 3 mins read
Water turns Wamakhar green: A village’s journey to commercial farming

Chali, Mongar—Once gripped by water scarcity, the village of Wamakhar in Chali gewog is now a flourishing hub of commercial vegetable farming, the villagers credit the Commercial Agriculture and Resilient Livelihoods Enhancement Programme (CARLEP) for the  successful rural water supply intervention.

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