A meeting
with the beneficiaries of the electric fencing was held on 2nd
September at Samalgaon in presence of Gewog officials, Gewog Administrative
officer, Gewog Sr. Agriculture Extension supervisor and Tshogpa.
The
meeting was mainly of the bylaws to be set up amongst the beneficiaries for the
installation of the electric fencing at Samalgaon village. It was also to make
sure that there is a proper coordination while installing the electric fencing
or in the field working at the time of the installation of fencing amongst
them. They were briefed and reminded of how the Gewog Administration had
earlier found few individuals not willing to contribute and some even declining
to set up the electric fencing later on. A Community having very less
beneficiaries was also a shortage of the manpower while installing electric
fencing like at Salari, Sunkosh community which was having only five households
and is only likely to delay the work.
This
Electric fencing of five kilometers is to benefit a total of nineteen
households of this village and it was also incorporated for this fiscal year
2015-2016 from the Gewog Development Grant(GDG) of which a total amount of
Nu.300,000(three lakhs) had been allocated including the other Electric fencing
at Rangthangling Village and Lower Neymedsa village.
It was
also having found and seen from the nearby villages of Upper Nevari and
Menchuna of Kilkhorthang Gewog of their fields or plots protected from the wild
animals particularly wild boars which otherwise used to take the share of a
year’s hard work of farmers.
“Not a
single boar had entered the field as of now and the people are very happy”,
says Mr. Sonam of Nevari Tshogpa.
However
the Gewog is procure the required items and it is also to monitor their work.
By: Lobzang Choda
Rangthangling Gewog
