I will be leaving for my
village tomorrow. My village, Norbuling, is two-hour walk from Gelephu town. I
have no other reasons, except to meet my parents, to spend time on them, with
them. And, also to attend a family puja.
Some interesting facts
about my village:
We’ve to walk solid two
hours over the most infamous river in Bhutan, the 1.8 km long Maokhola, from
Gelephu town to reach my village.
The only constituency
where the DPT’s manifesto has miserably failed. Over the Maokhola River, during
the last election campaign, Prem Kumar Gurung, the DPT candidate for Gelephu
constituency had promised constructing 1.8 km long motorable bridge. People are
still waiting for the bridge, frustratingly. No sign of the bridge construction
yet.
The only place
in Bhutan where the works of the party candidate was named against the name of
the party candidate. People of this village have named the River, Prem Khola. And,
Prem Bridge for the promised motorable bridge. Sarcastically though.
In winter, the
locals build bamboo bridges to connect the village with Gelephu.
In summer, when
the Moakhola River swells, this temporary bridge will be washed away and the
villagers use boats.
One
of the most fertile lands in Bhutan. The Chuzargang rice is produced from here.
The people of Chuzargang are peasants, illiterate or semi-literate and are very tough and strong in
physicality. They’re uncommonly humble and always wear slippers.
The villagers don’t work or
walk without taking alcohol. Tongpa and
bangchang are common amongst the
villagers.
Bicycle is one
of the modes of transportation here.
Karipa products
(children without fathers) are so common here. It’s due to the high rate of teenage
pregnancy and school drop-outs especially among girls.
Safe journey.
ReplyDeleteUgyen