Tuesday 6 January 2015

New Farm Road Inaugurated in Menji Gewog under Lhuentse Dzongkhag






       
                        Inauguration by Hon'ble Agriculture Minister

Length of 6 kilometer new farm road construction from Chusa to Amdrang village has been inaugurated by Hon'ble Minister of Agriculture and forestry on 3rd January, 2015. Officials from Dzongkhag and Gewog Administration, also general public attended during the Inauguration.
Gewog Development Grant amounting to Nu. 0.300 Million (Three hundred thousand only) will be spend for this farm road construction after deliberate discussion in Gewog Tshogde meeting held in 23rd July, 2014. Farm road construction will be carried out with hiring machinery in hourly basis as per the comparative statement of Dzongkhag Administration, Lhuentse.
Amdrang village is the only village left without farm road amongst 12. There are 14 household with total population of 85 residing in the village and it is 4 hours walk from the geog centre.
After the completion of this road, gewog administration is hopeful that people would generate income from their farm production and reduce gewog level poverty rate.

Contributed By:

Sherab Gyeltshen
GAO, Menji