THIMPHU, 7 April, 2021 (TON): After 18 years of the implementation of the Thimphu Structural Plan (TSP), the plan is now being reviewed following shortcomings and lack of coordination between agencies in the implementation.

Despite the plan requiring timely review and updating, the TSP has not been reviewed even once since its implementation.  Without the review, the planning has led to deviations from the original intent of the plan.

The TSP 2002-2027 is a long-term project spanning a period of 25 years and considered a living document that was prepared on the principles of intelligent urbanism (PIU).

The performance audit report on urban planning and development in Thimphu throm (2019) pointed out that there was a lack of clarity and disagreements as per correspondence between the agencies.

However, a member from the review team stated that MoWHS and thromde started the review last year.  The review will be for two years in two phases.

Meanwhile, as per the reports, the review was initially planned to complete in June next year, but given the lockdown due to the pandemic, the review period was disrupted.