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Regional infrastructure offices run at half strength, facing critical engineer shortage

Sep 16, 2026 4 mins read
Regional infrastructure offices run at half strength, facing critical engineer shortage

The seven Regional Offices for Infrastructure Development (ROID), established by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) to ease engineering workload in the dzongkhags, are operating with just 83 of their 156 approved staff positions filled.

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