It’s drizzling outside. I hope it rains. In fact I hope it snows. We need the precipitation. Our rivers have dwindled. And can barely turn the hydropower turbines that generate electricity – and revenue – for our country. But, more importantly, our farmers have not been able to cultivate their land. Without water, their land [...]
This forest fire, above YHS and Tandin Nye, was the Thimphu’s first this winter. Thankfully, it was put out quickly.
Branding matters. Our country is seen as Shangri-la; our environment pristine; and our people preoccupied with GNH. We enjoy a premium brand. But what’s happening to the environment in Shangri-la is definitely not GNH. I took this photograph of Thimphu on my way to work this morning. What we breathe is not good for our [...]
I met Tobgay today. He’s nine years old and has just completed Class II in Dechechencholing MSS. He was rummaging through my negibour’s waste. In fact, Tobgay was recycling garbage. He was collecting various tins and bottles, and plastics and metals to sell to a scrap dealer in town. His part-time work would fetch him [...]
I am excited about the prime minister’s assurances that Thimphu will be one of the cleanest cities in the world by 2011. But I am not excited about how he plans to do it. It appears that the government has decided to buy a waste incinerator capable of burning 40 tonnes of waste at a [...]
I went on a field trip today. To the Memelakha landfill. That’s where our garbage ends up everyday. The landfill was built in 1992 and was designed to last for 10 years. But the actual landfill lasted only for 6 years. Since then the area has been used as a dumping ground. It continues to [...]
Today, I saw the future … and it looks good! Girls having fun, preparing themselves to become future teachers, doctors, engineers, scholars, technicians, poets, businesswomen, and politicians. It snowed today, this season’s first. Although it was light, and only in the high mountains to the north of Thimphu, I was happy – it is good [...]
Tshering Tobgay is a Member of Parliament representing Sombaykha Constitutency in Haa. He is the Leader of the Opposition Party in the National Assembly of Bhutan.
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