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Homes and Properties demolished by the Government of Bhutan

The Royal government of Bhutan demolished the properties and hiomes of hundreds of Nepali-speaking citizens of southern Bhutan. The following are few samples of demolished homes and properties and h government orders for demolition. 

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Royal Government of Bhutan
Dzongkhag Administration
Sarbhang Bhutan

 

Ref: Sardzong /109/91-92/1367 Dt. January 4,1992

To: Gup, Singhi Gewog,

 

You are hereby notified that although as per your report submitted to Dzongkhag office, stating that you had completed the demolition of houses of those who had absconded from the country, on my personal visit and in my assessment you have not complied to the order. I found that most of the houses were not demolished, and those demolished, were not cleared properly.


Therefore, within three days you are ordered to gather 70-80 people of your village to demolish the houses and intimate me about the same. The houses should be demolished in my presence. Treat this notice as very urgent.

Sd/-
(Kencho Dorji)
Officiating Dzongda

 

Note: Dzingda means District Magistrate


SHIVALAL CHAPAGAI'S HOUSE IN BHUTAN 


Shivalal Tinmisina's House in Bhutan


Shiva Lal Chapagai, 26, in gho, photographed in 1991 with his 68-year-old father, Gauri Kanta Chapagai  a resident of Lodrai village, Gaylegphug Gewog, Sarbhang Dzongkhag (Note  wife and child in background) Thram Number:  25  House Number: LR/14


Shivalal's HOUSE demolished by the government of Bhutan on 22nd July 1992.

Shiva's demolished by the government of Bhutan on 22nd July 1992.


Shivalal  is now living as refugee in the refugee camps

Shiva is now living as refugee in the refugee camps


Shiva Lal Chapagai (who fled the country on July 17, 1992) photographed with his father, Gauri Kanta Chapagai, in front of their refugee camp hut in 1993. (Note wife and child in background) Hut No.16, Sector D. Goldhap Refugee Camp Jhapa, Nepal



D. B. Gurung's House in Bhutan

D. B. Gurung's House in Bhutan

D. B. Gurung's House demolished by the government of Bhutan

D. B. Gurung's House demolished by the government of Bhutan

 

 
 
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