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the Police have been providing security support when the needs become very
important. The Hon’ble Minister extended the gratitude of the Ministry to the
armed forces.
After the massacre of innocent Bhutanese passengers by BLT in December last
year, the people living in these areas faced great difficulty since the incident
took place during the orange sale season, and Indian orange retailers would not
come to Nganglam. Since there is great danger to their lives, the Bhutanese
orange growers could not travel to India to sell the fruits.
The people living in these areas earn most of their income from orange export.
Considering the welfare of the people, and to resolve their difficulty, His
Majesty the King commanded that the FCB purchase oranges from farmers of
Samdrup Jongkhar, Pema Gatshel, Mongar, Zhemgang and Nganglam.
According to this command, the FCB bought all the oranges beginning January
14 till February 23, 2001. His Majesty has commanded that if the oranges could
not be sold by the FCB on time, the government should bear the loss and do not
make the farmers suffer.
A total of Nu.57,700 obtained from the sale of over 1,54,249 pon of oranges
from January 14 to February 23, 2001 have been paid to the people. The
inability to export oranges at profitable prices, and the damage of unsold ones
has incurred a loss of Nu.13,48,000 to the government.
3. Appreciation for the 8 th Plan Mid-term Review
The Trashi Yangtse Chimi submitted that His Majesty the King accompanied by
the Chairman of Lhengye Zhungtshog and senior government officials had
visited all the Dzongkhags to conduct the Mid-term Review of the 8 th Five-Year
Plan. The budget allocated for different development activities and the
outcomes of the programmes were all reviewed. He said that the experiences
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