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Punakha-Gasa highway in need of repair

Feb 26, 2025 1 mins read
Punakha-Gasa highway in need of repair

Punakha—For more than a decade, the 74-kilometre Punakha-Gasa highway has been the district’s vital link to the rest of the country.  Once an arduous two-day trek by horseback, the road transformed travel to Gasa into a manageable three-hour drive when it was completed in 2012.

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