Narphung: Those few who have
travelled the Samdrupjongkhar-Trashigang highway would be familiar with
Narphung, as it is the Tanalung of the east. The ridge along which Narphung is
located borders the two gewogs of Orong and Gomdar. At about 50 kms up from
SamdrupJongkhar and 40 kms down from Wamrong, it is a roadside settlement
situated at a high altitude.
But aside from the checkpost, there is also a small booming roadside
market; an assortment of bars, restaurants and vegetable vendors. This place
provides a marketplace for the farm products of the surrounding villages and
hamlets.
You will find fresh vegetables, cheese, edible wild-forest
products…this is a vegetarian's haven. Interestingly there is also a short
one-way traffic system in the middle of nowhere.
But the one thing that you will not fail to notice is that this place
doesn't have electricity. There is an interesting story to it.
One side of Narphung falls under Orong gewog, and the other falls under
Gomdar gewog. The road is the borderline. So due to the difference in the
electrification planning timings and plans of these two gewogs, the residents
of the two sides of Narphung couldn't come to a consensus, nor could the two
gewogs. Thus Narphung doesn't have electricity.
Since the road-widening is taking place this linear settlement could
cease to exist, but there is still the hope for electrification.
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