Photographic record of the settlements along thimphu-paro highway (Extract from the Compliance and development review of the settlements along thimphu-paro highway)

(Department of human settlement, mowhs)

1.NGABI RONG CHU, CHUBGANGKHA, DEPSI TSHU, & JAZAM - THIMPHU

Fig. 1.1: RCC building with single storied wooden extension in the front, Fig.1.2: RCC building with cantilevered attic, Fig.1.3: Industrial workshops, Fig.1.4: RCC building above the saw mill, Fig. 1.5: Saw

mill, Fig. 1.6, 1.7 : Groups of RCC houses built and one under construction above the road in Depsi tshu area, Fig. 1.8: RCC building with wooden extension below the road, Fig. 1.9: Thimphu Gate, Fig. 1.10:

G4S office, Fig. 1.11: Temporary single storied wooden and stone houses , Fig. 1.12: Newly built RCC duplex, Fig. 1.13: Resort built from RCC above the road, Fig. 1.14: Groups of RCC buildings(residences)

and Fig. 1.15 (a) & (b): Terma Linca resort.

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4

1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8

1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12

1.13 1.14

To-PARO

To-THIMPHU

1.5

1.10

1.6

1.13

1.9

1.14

1.1

1.4

1.2 1.3 1.8

1.7 1.11

1.12

1.15

1.15 (a) 1.15 (b)

2.RAMTOKTO, NAMSELING AND DRAMISA, THIMPHU

2.1 2.2 2.3

2.5

2.4

2.6 2.8

2.9

2.7

2.13

2.10 2.12 2.11

2.14

To- PARO To-THIMPHU

2.10

2.6

2.7

2.2 2.1

2.13

2.12

2.9 2.5 2.3

2.4

2.8

2.11

2.14 2.15

2.15

Fig. 2.1: Traditional building and a single storied wood house, Fig.2.2: 3-4 RCC buildings along the saw mill way, Fig.2.3: RCC building with extended kitchen , Fig.2.4: Saw mill, Fig. 2.5, 2.6,2.7: Newly

constructed RCC buildings , Fig. 2.8: Traditional village, Fig. 2.9: single storied stone house and RCC workshop below the highway, Fig. 2.10, 2.11: New RCC buildings above the highway, Fig. 2.12: Old

‘Beodgho rabsey’ house, Fig. 2.13: Dramisa village, Fig. 2.14: New RCC duplex and Fig. 2.15: RCC duplex with exposed brick work.

3.NYEZEKHA, SIGYEL AND KHASADAPCHU, THIMPHU

Fig. 3.1: Rammed earth structures, Fig.3.2: Nyezekha village above the road, Fig. 3.3: RCC

structure below the road, Fig. 3.4: Single storied structures catering to staffs and office of the

livestock division, MoAF, Fig. 3.5,3.6: Newly constructed RCC buildings (G+2+attic), Fig.

3.7: RCC building with single storied extensions and open terraces, Fig. 3.8: Areal view of the

Khasadapchu town, Fig. 3.9 and 3.10: Saw mill, Fig. 3.11: New building under construction,

Fig. 3.12: traditional building with lobour rabsey, Fig. 3.13 : Khasadapchu school and Fig. 3.14:

BPC office above the road.

3.5

3.7

3.6 3.1 3.2

To-THIMPHU 3.3 3.8

3.4

3.9

3.10

3.11

3.12 3.14

3.1 3.2 3.3

3.5

3.4

3.6 3.8

3.9

3.7

3.13

3.10 3.12 3.11

3.14

To- PARO 3.13

4.LANGDRU AND WANGSISINA, THIMPHU

Fig.4.1: Newly constructed rammed earth building with singled storied building coming up in the proximity, Fig. 4.2: An old traditional house above the road (still

inhabited), Fig. 4.3: Traditional house below the highway, Fig. 4.4: Single storied houses inhabited by Tibetan refugees, Fig. 4.5,4.6: traditional 2 storied house, Fig. 4.7:

Wangsisina school, Fig. 4.8: The house of the Sisi chum or 2 storied traditional house inhabited by the descendents of the Wangsisina Desi and Fig. 4.9: Nunnery above

the road with a separate access.

4.3 4.1 4.2

To-THIMPHU

4.3

To- PARO 4.1

4.5

4.2

4.4

4.8

4.9 4.7

4.6 4.4 4.5

4.9 4.7 4.8

5. CHHUZOM

Fig. 5.1: BPC sub station with single storied RCC structures, Fig. 5.2, 5.3: double storied traditional buildings, Fig. 5.4: Chhuzom main gate and Fig. 5.5: Single

storied wooden structures.

To-THIMPHU

5.4 5.2

5.1

To-

PARO

5.3

5.5

5.4 (a)

5.1 5.3 5.2

5.5 5.4 (b)

6.ISUNA, PARO

Fig. 6.1. Isuna village view, Fig. 6.2: traditional house built from stone masonry, Fig. 6.3: traditional 2 storied building, Fig. 6.4: Single storied ekra structure below

the road, Fig. 6.5: Single storied structure below the road and Fig. 6.6: Single storied structure.

6.1 6.2 6.3

6.5

To-THIMPHU

6.1 6.2

6.6

6.4 6.3

To- PARO

6.5

6.6 6.4

7. SHABA, PARO.

Fig .7.1:Single storied concrete

structure near Shaba School,

Fig. 7.2: Double storied CRM

structure, Fig.7.3: 3 storied

with attic structure at the start

of Shaba town, Fig.7.4:

Mixture of new and old houses

in Shaba town, Fig. 7.5: Old

FCB of Shaba town built from

stone and wood, Fig. 7.6:

Vegetable market shed below

the road, Fig. 7.7: Group of

traditional houses at the end of

Shaba town stretch, Fig. 7.8:

View of the Shaba village from

the road, Fig. 7.9: Traditional

house above the road, Fig.

7.10: 3 storied RCC structure

built below the road, Fig. 7.11:

Single storied Ekra structure

occupied by the staffs of BPC

(sub station for the locality),

Fig. 7.12: Shaba Army

camps(mostly single storied

concrete structure), Fig. 7.13:

Traditional house with attached

stupa on it’s one side , Fig.

7.14: Hotel Manideepa under

construction, Fig. 7.15: Dantak

Guest House (single storied

RCC structure)

To-THIMPHU

7.13

7.1

7.11

7.10

7.12

7.3

7.8 7.9 To- PARO

7.2

7.5

7.4 7.6

7.7

7.14

7.15

7.5 7.8 7.6 7.7

7.9 7.10

7.1 7.4 7.2 7.3

7.13 7.14 7.15(a)

7.12 7.11

7.15(b)

8. BONDEY, PARO.

Fig. 8.1: Jorden workshop at the start of Bondey village, Fig. 8.2: Resettled people from airport area living

in a ekra style constructed single storied buildings, Fig. 8.3: RCC building at the start of Bondey market

stretch, Fig. 8.4: RCC building stretch that makes up the Bondey market (generally 3 storied), Fig. 8.5:

Vegetable market below the road, Fig. 8.6:3 storied RCC building, Fig.8.7: single storied to 3 storied

concrete houses on the other side of the road in the Bondey market area, Fig.8.8: Temporary shed in use,

Fig. 8.9: RCC structure at the end of Bondey market, Fig. 8.10: 2 storied RCC structure, Fig. 8.11: newly

built 3 storied RCC structure, Fig. 8.12: Saw mill, Fig. 8.13: Small cluster of traditional house at the

junction to the road leading to the airport & Fig. 8.14: Clustered village above the road.

8.4

8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8

8.9

8.1 8.2 8.3

8.10 8.11 8.12

8.13

To-THIMPHU

8.9, 8.10

8.11

8.12

8.3 8.8 8.6

8.7

8.4

8.5

8.1

To- PARO

8.2

8.13

8.14

8.14

9.CHANGNANGKHA AND CHANG DUNGKHA, PARO.

Fig. 9.1: Chang Dungkha clustered village, Fig. 9.2: 3 storied RCC structure, Fig. 9.3: Resort built with RCC

, Fig. 9.4: Hotel Holiday Home ( single storied RCC structure), Fig. 9.5: DOR office and staff quarters ( single

storied ekra structures), Fig. 9.6: single storied concrete house with vertically extended wooden attic and Fig.

9.7: new RCC building under construction at the entrance gate of College of Education, Paro.

To-THIMPHU

9.3 9.2 9.6 9.1

9.7

9.4 & 9.5

9.4 9.5 9.6

9.7

9.1 9.2 9.3

To-PARO