His Majesty issued a Royal Decree commanding that the glory of the Dzong should be restored and reconstruction commenced on January 28, 2014. On June 24 2012, Wangduephodrang Dzong was gutted by fire, which was constructed by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel in 1639. This Kidu the report says will go a long way in ensuring that our lhakhangs are well looked after and it will lead to the preservation of our culture, which are represented by these religious structures and on behalf of the people. To overcome the problem of having Koenyoers (caretakers) His Majesty the King has commanded that Koenyoers be paid a monthly stipend of Nu 3,000 from July. The country has 1997 lhakhangs including the world’s first lhakhangs such as Paro Kichu and Bumthang Kurje. Major renovation of Gasa Dzong, Trongsa Dzong and Trashigang Dzong will also be completed by next year. The construction of Wangduephodrang Dzong, Sarpang Dzong and Pemagatshel Dzong are progressing well and will be completed by next year. Six new chortens were also built and the Prime Minister in the report thanked His Majesty the King for the noble support given to the retired armed force personnel in constructing new chortens. In the past two years, 2008 chortens were renovated with the help of local government functionaries according to the State of the Nation Report.
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