Vision
To preserve, promote, and protect diverse cultural heritage, morals, and values in the Dzongkhag.
Mission.
- Comprehensive understanding of ancient practice, validation, and upholding traditions in the Dzongkhag.
- Identification of tangible cultural heritage sites and registration/records of possessions of the institutions in the Dzongkhag.
- Mitigation measures from calamity.
Mandates.
- Assist and support approval for new religious infrastructure, renovation, and ancillary buildings.
- Public outreach and hands-on training on traditional etiquette in all agencies and institutions.
- Orientation and documentation of culturally influential sites and protection of secret sites and streams.
- Explore tangible cultural heritages and support to sustain ancient practices.
- Undertake documentation, research, and surveys of culturally influential sites.
- Coordinates to uplift spiritual and community-based culture and traditions.
- Create a conducive learning environment in the field of culture.
- Timely intervention and monitoring to uphold diverse cultural activities in the Dzongkhag.
- Establish/supply fire security/safety equipment and fire hazard awareness to the stakeholders.
- Program (preservation, promotion, and protection)
a) Tangible Cultural Heritage
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Activities |
Issues/challenges |
Solutions |
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Dedicated architects/engineers with cultural knowledge, advocacy /awareness on dos and don’ts. |
- In tangible Cultural Heritage
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Issues/challenges |
Solutions |
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1. Traditional etiquette training, education, and cultural-related advocacy in the community, schools, and institutions. |
- Lack of personal interest. |
Basic training, advocacy /awareness, and |
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/awareness, and value. |
developing a legal framework.
Advocacy /awareness and financial support. |
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4. Preserve and promote specific culture and tradition (songs, dances, dress, faith and belief, practice). |
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Basic training, advocacy /awareness, and financial support. Training on research and documentation methodology |
- Others
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Activities |
Issues/challenges |
Solutions |
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Recording of all Zungzhug and giving exercises on recognizing objects. Need proper guidelines.
Advocacy/awareness |
Core Services and Processes
1. Process the approval for construction, renovation, maintenance of Lhakhangs, Ancillary structures, Chortens
A. Mandatory documents
1. Forwarding letter from the Dzongkhag
2. Land Ownership certificate
3. Community clearance
4. Damage assessment report/need assessment report
5. Detail cost estimate
6. Proposed drawing (for reconstruction, new construction and site development works)
7. Location map (google map of aerial photograph
B. Additional documents
1. Undertaking letter for commitment of fund( if the source of fund is private/organization)
2. Surety letter on how to meet the resource gap (if there is fund deficit)
3. Timber estimate (if work is not tendered out to pvt. contractor)
2. Handing taking of Lhakhang Koynyer
Cross check the Thram and hand over the cultural properties to the newly appointed caretake
3. Investigation of Vandalism
Upon receiving the incident report, Cultural sector with RBP undergo investigation for burglary cases related to Cultural heritages
4. Research and awareness
Carry pocked research to keep records of the dying culture and give awareness to the public
Brief background of Wangdue Phodrang Dzong and the Bridge.
