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RNR Sales Out-let: An Invitation to Future Problems

As one travel between Wangdue and Thimphu, one would come across good number of small houses constructed near highway at specific intervals. Each houses has a proudly displayed signboard (RNR Sales Out-let). It is heartening to see that some of the out-lets were being utilized to the maximum, but some already shows the sign of abandonment. An elderly lady selling roasted Maize While I like the concept of erecting such structures, to help our farmers sell their agricultural and horticultural products to the daily commuters, it is at-times quite disturbing. I will come to the point. RNR Sales out-let definitely provide good shelter and better platform to our farmers to sell their produce to the customers in one of the busiest highways of Bhutan. Thus, it is a noble initiative undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests. I am for the concept of RNR Sales out-lets. The problem I have with the sales out-let is improper planning and in-adequate facili

Most Comfortable Place on Earth

(It has taken nearly four month for me since I last wrote an article in my blog. This is my 50th article and what a shame on me as it took me long time to post. My long days of absence from blogging does not show my "dis"-interest in blogging, it was just that, my days were very busy and it is getting busier. I gained all my strength to stop working for sometime and write something today). Have you ever been asked by your friends, “What is the most comfortable place on Earth?” The question seems foolishly simple, but if you try to think carefully and try to answer, this “simple” question, it would force you to scratch your head several times before coming to the concrete answer. Typical toilet structure in rural Bhutan I faced a similar question few years back and I couldn’t answer it. This question made me to think for several hours until my bladder was filled with un-wanted liquid, which urgently needs to be expelled from my body. Yes, you got me