Bhutan, the world’s newest democracy, is hoping to boost its economic prospects by harnessing its major natural resource – water. The Tala hydro-electric dam in southern Bhutan is already making 5 million a year by exporting electricity to India. As Tony Birtley reports, another six big hydro-electric projects are in the pipeline.
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bhutan is the best country and indias important and life time friend
If Bhutan want to progress alongside other nations, it has to up its game and the first and most important stage is to generate a healthy supply of clean energy and water for its people, thus building this dam. Building it would prevent the small nation been victimised and tied down by the shackles of energy generated by fosil fuels. I believe this is the right choice as I know been on work experience in an hydroelectric facility myself.
I love where you live too and I love where I live too and everyone should love each other
you’re still a pussy.
bhutan is a fake democracy
bhutan is not a democracy ! it has a king, albeit a powerful one
lol i m so jealous that you live in Portugal
dont get me wrong its 20000 Mega watts, not 30000
please dont think bhutan is some fairyland country..be real..like any country bhutan has many problems..royal family have snatched lands from the people..kings corrupt fatherinlaw and his family have literally made people poor..but foreginers dont know that..bhutan is one of the most corrupt country in the world which starts frm the king to his loyalists….save bhutan!!
bhutan so beautiful. iam jealous of the people that live there . But of course i love my country too.
Bhutan <3
Great. I love the place where you live, don’t get me wrong.
I’ll be there one day.
Peace.
Ecological Economics, you guys practice it right.
just keep going, Bhutan. my full support and patriotism will always remain for you.
Haha, you have no idea what you’re talking about. Our wilderness is sustainable, it’s not the fault of European countries that other regions of the world can’t manage the same.
That’s not true, here in Europe we recovered from a period of intense pollution from industrial wastes in the 1980s, and the forests are looking greener and more healthy than in a long time. The filters and cleaners installed in many factories have helped, but overall it matters little if 3rd world countries like China keep skipping environmental concerns. And for now that’s their problem, not ours.
bhutan is a very peaceful country with lot of potential….but until and unless the ROYAL FAMILY (especialy the queens family) and this so called democracy and democratic leaders are out of power i see no hope for such lovely country…
buddhism teaches mindfulness. progress can still be made with mindfulness.
Nice matrix rip off.
Good report AlJazeera.
As a Canadian, I only have my local CBC station and you for this kind of report.
Sadly, I can’t rely on United States media for honest news, like I did in the past.
Keep up the good work, Fred in Toronto
nope. We’re all still pretty happy thank you very much.
Good to hear!!!
thank god some community of humans is actually living like an organsim instead of of a virus
Watch the Happiness Index Drop hella.
Sigh…
I think it can manage she just went through her first election without a problem.
marvelous.