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“ A careless person’s mistake will undo all our efforts. It will undo everything that we have achieved so far.
Please stay alert. ”

His Majesty The King

CONTACT

Order & Delivery Schedule

RETAILERS

Yangtse

ESSENTIAL SERVICES

Essential
Information on
Lockdown

  • Contact Person/Shop
  • Location
  • Contact #

  • Sunil Moktan Tamang
  • Trashi Yangtse Depot. 17867255

Tshering Dorji Sonam Choden Nima Dolma
Boomdeling Gewog Yangtse Gewog Jamkhar Gewog Khamdang Gewog Ramjar Gewog Toedtsho Gewog Tongmijangsa and Yalang Gewog
17450978 17883576 17597829 17507548 17954563 17868189
Karma

TRASHI YANGTSE

DZONGKHAG

Tshering Peldon Kinley Wangmo

  • Phurba
  • 17376431

Hotline # 1247

Vegetable and Livetsock
Vendors
Doksum & Yangtse
Throm
17874349/ 17532906

Ten Dorji Tshongkhag
Pema Tshogay Tshongkhag
Tshewang Lhamo Tshongkhang

  • Rigney
  • 17641121

17282463

Incident Commander

Dzongda

17608432

Baylling
17699183

  • 17834589
  • Kuenzang Tshogkhag

Baechen

Eastern COVID-19

Tashi Dema Tshongkhag
17509633

17818250 17691083

Coordination Office (ECCO)

Friends General Shop Karma Tshongkhang
Yangtse Main Town

Hotline # 4141

Doksum Old Throm &
Gomphu Kora
Doksum New Throm 16485802
Wangringmo 17875757

  • Dendup Tshongkhang
  • 17654551

Chairperson

Eastern COVID-19 Task Force

17343588

Jimmy Commercial Chopel Tshongkhang

Open for Order & delivery in the Gewogs, ANY TIME

Lhuntse Dzongkhag - 1225 Mongar Dzongkhag - 1239 Pemagatshel Dzongkhag -1241

  • S/Jongkhar Dzongkhag - 1192
  • Jomotshangkha Drungkhag -1210

Nganglam Drungkhag - 1195

Stay Home - Stay Safe - Save Lives

Trashigang Dzongkhag - 1225

  • Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag - 1239
  • Samdrupcholing Drungkhkag - 1191

Order & Delivery Schedule

OUR GYENKHU

DURING LOCKDOWN

What is allowed?

SERVICES POINT OF

Doksum

Delivery Day

  • Name
  • Contact #
  • Zone
  • Delivery time
  • Order Day

CONTACTS

16485802 17654551 17875757 17566860 17789870
Doksum New Throm 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Movement within one’s surrounding if you have an independent compound.

Services Type
Contact Person

SATURDAY between 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Contact
#

Doksum Old Throm &
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Gomphu Kora
Retailers

SUNDAY

  • Wangringmo
  • 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

6:00 AM to 9:00 AM 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM 12:00 AM to 3:00 PM 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

In the village setup, cattle herding, grazing & guarding the crops without interacting with individuals from different households. Only authorized essential service providers &

COVID-19 responders identified by the

Government will be allowed for movement.

What you should do?

Doksum Old town & Gomphu Kora

THURSDAY between 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Doksum New town Tshenkharla

Logistic Desk Rinchen Phuntsho

17123687

Vendors Agriculture

Essential &

SATURDAY

17398495/ 17934630

Food Supply Desk

Ku1e7n1za2n3g6P8e8ldon

Hospital/ Health Dr. Namsa Dorji

  • 17303947
  • Wangringmo

THURSDAY between 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM TUESDAY & FRIDAY between 9:00 AM to 12:00
PM FRIDAY between 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY

Vendors Livestock
Yangtse & Doksum
Throm

04-780112/

  • 17874349
  • 6:00 AM to 5:00PM

2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

17123685

Call 2121 or your local hotlines if you develop cough, fever, shortness of breath and other COVID-19 related signs & symptoms. Call 112 for any other medical emergencies. Closely follow instructions made available on the daily basis through reliable social media. Wash hands with soap & water frequently, & follow cough etiquette at home.

Cooperate with officials visiting or calling your

home for collecting information and health screening. Government will ensure testing of all suspects, quarantine of close contacts, isolation &

treatment of confirmed cases.

Crematorium services

TUESDAY & FRIDAY

77885806/ 77301070

  • LPG
  • Doksum Throm

Doksum Throm

Tashi Dawa

Lt. Col. Sonam Tshering
Police and Fire

17806008

17840056 17780757

113 / 17123686

  • Meat Shop
  • 7:00 AM to 1:00PM

SATURDAY

NCWC Jigmela

17361574

GEWOG

Upper Trashi Yangtse

  • Electricity Supply
  • Karma Leki
  • 17682684

17943251 17701071 77333031 17278848 17113567 77390328 17839056 17797289 17659407 77192149 17867255 17988376 77714411
Minjur Wangchuk Pancha Bahadur Rai Jigme Sonam Tenzin Tashi Dorji
RICBL BOBL BDBL BNBL

HOTLINE

  • Tshering Dorji
  • BTL

Tashi Cell

  • Gewog
  • Hotline

Pema Wangchuk Yonten Jamtsho Choney Dorji
Water Supply, Sewerage and Waste Collection Cable Service

  • BAFRA Service
  • Ugyen Peljor

Toll-Free Number

  • Gewog
  • Sl.No

Purna Bdr. Chhetri Sunil Moktan Tamang Leki Wangchuk Jamyang Choida
BOD/POL Service Food Supply, FCBL Pharmatical Shop Master Workshop

Provision of uninterrupted essential medical services like vaccination and emergency medical services (baby delivery, accidents etc). Facilitation of essential food supplies & distribution.

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Boomdeling Jamkhar
1359 1360 1361 1362 1363 1364 1365 1366

Lower Yangtse (Doksum)

Water Supply, Sewerage and Waste Collection Telecommunication Services Cable Service BDBL DOR Sonam Peldon Workshop Norgay Workshop Tashi Kuedey Automoblie, Zangpozor, Khamdang

Khamdang Ramjar

Singye Wangchuk Kezang Dorji Sangay Choida Cheten Dorji Cheki Wangchuk Samten Dorji Norgay
17742081 17113847 16485152 17930434 17121662 17682305 17798832 17646773

Toedtsho Yalang

To comply with the lockdown requirements. Violators of the lockdown protocols shall be prosecuted as per the Section 410 of the

Penal Code of Bhutan, 2011

Tongmijangsa Yangtse

Kuenzang Dechen

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