July-September 2019

19 October 2019, Trongsa, HE. Zhabto Lyonpo Dorji Tshering inaugurated the Refee-Koshala highway bypass today. The bypass is 16.67 Km on the Trongsa- Gelephu Highway. The new bypass highway will shorten the total distance of Gelephu- Trongsa highway by 16.33 kms and reduce the travel time by more than an hour owing to wider and […]

Newsletter Apr-Jun 2019

The Technical Project Report on Climate SMART Human Settlement Planning and Development in Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde was launched jointly by the Hon’ble Zhabtog Lyonpo and the Resident Representative of World Bank Bhutan, Mr. Yoichiro Ishihara on June 28th, 2019 at Taj Tashi, Thimphu. The project, which was carried out under the Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR),  was […]

Thimphu, June 18, 2019 – Development of urban areas in Bhutan can contribute to sustained economic growth and provide for safe and resilient cities with affordable housing, if it is supported by smart policies and investments, says new World Bank report titled “Bhutan Urban Policy Notes”. The spatial-economic transformation in Bhutan is largely driven by […]