Lyonpo Loknath Sharma holds video conferencing with hydropower project officialskuensel

Govt. plans re-opening of critical works in hydropower projects

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Economic Affairs Minister Loknath Sharma yesterday held a meeting with officials from Druk Green Power Corporation and the ongoing hydropower projects, including Punatsangchhu I and II through video conferencing to discuss the possibilities of reopening critical works in a self-contained mode.
With the lockdown restrictions eased, farmers can now tend to their fields and livestock freely. A farmer in Paro fetches vegetables from her gardenkuensel

Lockdown hits farmers hard

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Around this time in Paro, farmers sell farm produce and begin growing winter crops. In Dogar Gewog, August is the peak season to grow mustard.  This age-old tradition had almost disappeared. But then, this year, a youth group is planning to grow mustard. The aim is to reduce import of cooking oil. 
The livestock sector supplied 400 kilograms of butter and 600 kilograms of cheese to BLDCkuensel

Testing stations only for those who travelled between Phuentsholing and Thimphu

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Confusion led to a rush. The Covid-19 testing stations in Thimphu yesterday were overwhelmed. The health ministry has identified 10 stations in seven “super zones” in Thimphu Thromde to test the city residents who had travelled between Thimphu and Phuentsholing on or after August 1. 

BDBL provides unconventional banking services in Pemagatshel

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Bhutan Development Bank’s (BDB) branch office in Pemagatshel is providing banking services door-to-door in the gewogs. The two teams escorted by the De-Suups started the doorstep banking service from Zobel gewog on August 19.

Shana Zam back in shape

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Continued rainfall and limited helping hands in the lockdown times haven’t stopped the people from repairing Shana Zam in Paro.  Within three days, 22 Royal Bhutan Army soldiers from Gunitsawa, along with locals from Shana, completed the construction of a bridge yesterday.
Construction workers have been idle since the lockdownkuensel

Feeding the workforce rendered jobless by lockdown

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The nationwide lockdown, which enters the 11th day today, has brought construction work to a complete halt worrying builders who have deadlines to meet and loans to repay.
The livestock sector supplied 400 kilograms of butter and 600 kilograms of cheese to BLDCkuensel

Increase in the network traffic during the lockdown: telecos

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The mobile data traffic for Bhutan Telecom Limited (BTL) increased by 20 percent and nine percent for 4G and 3G networks respectively. While TashiCell saw an overall increase of 25-30 percent since the lockdown.
The livestock sector supplied 400 kilograms of butter and 600 kilograms of cheese to BLDCkuensel

Trongsa dzongkhag to initiate zoning system

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Trongsa dzongkhag task force yesterday finalised the zoning system in the dzongkhag after consulting the local leaders.  Trongsa dzongdag Tenzin Dorji said that the zoning system has been sent to the regional and national Covid-19 task force for directives and feedback.
Six medical officials work in the lab todaykuensel

Exhausting yet rewarding duty: from the frontliners

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The vehicles on Covid-19 duty are parked in front of the Gelephu central regional referral hospital (CRRH). The reception desk leading to CRRH is almost empty. Only a few officials and mothers carrying newborns are waiting in a vacant hallway.
Nationwide lockdown was enforced on August 11kuensel

Lockdown, for now is the only solution 

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Upon the command of His Majesty The King, the government, considering the risk from the first positive case (in Gelephu) outside the quarantine facility, enforced a lockdown on August 11. This was before establishing the presence of local transmission in the country.
The BDBL catered cash delivery service to 80 individuals from 11 gewogs in Dagana until yesterdaykuensel

Over 370 villagers benefit from cash delivery services

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When the government announced lockdown, a resident in Dagana was stuck home without any money.  She had to borrow Nu 2,000 from her neighbour to buy essential food items last week. 
On the Samtse-Haa highway: A Bolero with supplieskuensel

Farmers send surplus farm produce to Thimphu 

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Dorokha drungkhag has 300 cartons of eggs, 180kg of butter and 1,300 balls of cheese to supply to Thimphu. These are surplus the farmers of Dorokha, Denchukha and Dumtey gewogs in the drungkhag collected.
The livestock sector supplied 400 kilograms of butter and 600 kilograms of cheese to BLDCkuensel

Trongsa sends livestock products to Thimphu

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Farmers from Bumthang and Trongsa dzongkhags supplied their surplus dairy products to Bhutan Livestock Development Corporation in Thimphu (BLDCL).