Yangner Chorten in Tashigang

Trip to Yangner in Tashigang Dzongkhag

Yangner gewog centre is located on the hill top of  opposite to Tashigang town. It’s about 17 km drive towards north west of Tashigang. The recently road has been black top till gewog centre and people are much more easier and convenient to travel. Two years back people of yangner has built wonderful chorten/stupa 2 km away from the gewog centre. Local people they called as second Bodhgaya. 

Trip to Thongrong in Tashigang

Trip to Thongrong with the team of Ministry of Labour. DECEMBER 9TH, 2017

Thongrong is an small community village which is driving distance of 27 km from Rangjung, Tashigang and its about one hour forty five minutes towards the Sakten. The people of Thongrong village falls under Phongmey Gewog which is more than 47 house holds at present and the language they speak is called Brami which is semi-highlanders.  Over 70 acres of farmland belonging to 47 households of remote village in Thongrong in Phongmey, Trashigang were brought under the first sustainable land management practices (SLMP) which was held in 18th June, 2015. Thanks to the Government, very recently access with farm road more than 47 households are helpful. 

Trip to Sakten

Trip to Sakten with the team of Ministry of Labour on dated December 13th, 2017.

The trip to Sakten was memorable which is about 51 km (3 hrs)  driving distance towards the border of Indian Arunachal Pradesh to the  east of Trashigang at an altitude of 3,000 m above sea level. The most eastern region of the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan depends for its livelihood almost entirely on sheep and Yak. This nomadic or Brokpas community has maintained its own unique dialect, dress and culture. This nomadic or Brokpas land has recently opened its door to outsiders so they might share their culture, natural resources and scenic beauty.

The road ends up to Thakthri and started our trekking through Rodhadendron and cheer pine forest its about two and half hours to moderate trek within the Sakten Wildlife Sanctuary area. It consists of typical diversity of Himalayan terrestrial ecosystems, combining alpine meadow, temperate forest, and warm broadleaf forest; 203 species of plants, 119 species of birds and 18 species of mammals have been confirmed as mentioned by forest official of Sakten.