Gewog Name: Maedtsho
- Background
Maedtsho gewog is known to be one of the most remotes geog in Lhuntse Dzongkhag where it has the distance of 22 km from the main road point (Gorgan). The gewog is connected with farm road. Among the eight gewog Maedtsho gewog is identified as the poverty area gewog.There are 250 households with population of 2739 which comprises of 1381 male and 1358 female. People of the Maedtsho geog mainly depend on agriculture and livestock product for their lively hood and income generation. Among all people of Maedtsho geog is taking keen interest in agriculture production, where farm road is very necessary tools for the famers of the geog in order to market their product and for farm mechanism and Gewog has been electrified by rural electricity project and had mobile coverage with 3G services. The Gewog has been recently blessed with Opening of Mini Hydropower Project of 32 MW at Yungichhu.
- Gewog at a glance
1 |
Gewog |
Maedtsho |
2 |
Gewog centre |
Maedtsho Gewog center |
3 |
No. of villages |
24 |
4 |
No. of Chiwog |
Five(Gortshom,Onggar,Bamdhir-Yurung,Tongthrom-Obee,Zhongmaed) |
5 |
Total No. of household |
250 |
6 |
Total Population |
2739 |
7 |
No. of Schools |
One primary And one Extension school(Gortshom Primary School and Ongar ECR) |
8 |
No. of Bridges |
4 (Silibe Bridge,Zhongmaed bridge,Two Onngar bridge) |
9 |
No. of BHU/ORC |
One BHU and three ORC(Ongar,Bamdhir and Zhongmaed ) |
10 |
No. of Lhakhangs |
11(4 private and seven Government) |
11 |
No. of Chortens |
32 nos. |
12 |
Road connectivity |
All village connected except for Yamalung Ney under Onggar Chiwog and Nimalhawa village under Zhongmaed Chiwog. |
13 |
Electricity facilities |
100% coverage |
14 |
Soil type |
Sandy clay loam |
15 |
Climate |
Warm summer and cold winter with annual average rainfall ranges from 1000 to 1500mm |
17 |
maximum altitude (meter above the sea level) |
2400 masl |
18 |
minimum altitude (meter above the sea level) |
900 ,msal |
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3. Staff information (LG Members)
Sl. No |
Name |
Designation |
Contact No. |
1. |
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Gup |
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2. |
Phuntsho Wangdi |
Mangmi |
17543382 |
3. |
Kunzang Tshering |
Gortshom Tshogpa |
17877576 |
4 |
Tashi Namgay |
Onggar Tshogpa |
17645638 |
5 |
Ugyen Wagmo |
Tongthrom Tshogpa |
77357514 |
6 |
Tshewang Tenzin |
Zhongmaed Tshogpa |
17674467 |
7 |
Yeshi Dorji |
Bamdhir Tshogpa |
17948723 |
- Civil Servants under Maedtsho Gewog
Sl. No |
Name |
Designation |
Contact No. |
1. |
Sonam Zangmo |
Gewog Administrative officer |
17428150 |
2 |
Dawa Penjore |
Driver |
17319938 |
3 |
Tshoki |
Caretaker |
17544414 |
4 |
Kinley Dem |
Community Service Executive |
17683928 |
5 |
Sonam Norbu |
Agriculture Extension |
17596118 |
6 |
Surjay Gurung |
Livestock Extension |
17705441 |
7 |
Pema Choden |
Health Assistant |
17738252 |
8 |
Sonam Norbu |
Caretaker |
Nil |
- Details of Chiwogs:
Sl. No |
Name of the Chiwog |
Name of the Village |
No. of households * |
1 |
Gortshom Chiwog |
Drukla,Tongzibe,Gulipang,Gongdar,Tsangthrom-maed,Gortshom,Chnagshingpokpa,Singyebe,Yokpaling,Mukpakhar,Mangdhir,Chogomaed,Waney and Dulibe. |
Total 108 (8 Gungtong) |
2 |
Tongthrom |
Obee,Pangshing-Maed,Tongthrom,Dowaleptang |
Total 35 (2 Gungtong) |
3 |
Bamdhir |
Yurung,Tshochen,Nimalhawa,Bamdhir,Balam,Thekarchen,Yumphu,Dongphunang. |
Total 35 (7 Gungtong) |
4 |
Onggar |
Zowabee.Yeshingtoe.Tongshingtsawa.Pang.Gowashing. Dongtoe.Thabsang.Gaipogoksum.Ongar.Kutambu.Lamtho. |
Total 45 (7 Gungtong) |
5 |
Zhongmaed |
Zhongmaed |
Total 27(6 Gungtong) |
Crops |
Areas inAcres |
Production in MT |
Yield(kg/acres) |
Paddy |
164.94 |
306.7 |
1.86 |
Maize |
420.46 |
712 |
1.70 |
Vegetables |
292.5 |
116 |
2.52 |
Fruit trees |
33.8 |
70.9 |
0.47 |
- KIDU REPORT
Kidu Recipient (2015)
Sl. no |
Name |
Village |
CID no |
House no |
Thram no |
1 |
Lhazom |
Ongar |
10607001028 |
Chaa-7-67 |
480 |
2 |
Sonam Nedup |
Tsochen |
10607001808 |
Chha-7-26 |
Nil |