Altitude : 1829m/6000ft
Chukha is the commercial and the financial capital of Bhutan. With Bhutan’s oldest hydropower plant, Chukha hydel (completed in 1986-88), and Tala Hydroelectricity Project, the country’s largest power plant, Chukha is the dzongkhag that contributes the most to the GDP of Bhutan. Also located in Chukha district are some of the country’s oldest industrial companies like the Bhutan Carbide Chemical Limited (BCCL) and the Bhutan Boards Products Limited (BBPL).
Places To See
Pagar Monastery
Pagar Monastery was built in 1707 by Geshe Kuenga Gyeltshen. Legend has it that while he was performing a ritual, a black crow picked up his ritual cymbal and dropped it at the site of the present monastery. Taking it as a good omen, he built a monastery on that site. The main relic of the Lhakhang is a ritual dagger that is said to have flown from Tibet to the monastery. The structure is surrounded by five mountains that bear resemblance to the shape of a religious headgear usually worn by lamas.
Crocodile Breeding Center
The Crocodile Breeding Center lies in the banks of Amo Chhu river. The center breeds marsh muggers and gharials (crocodiles) for release in nature reserve. They are fed around the noon which makes it good time to visit if you want to catch a glimpse.
Phuentsholing Town
Chukha Dzong is the newest Dzong in the country, inaugurated only in 2012 by Her Majesty Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck. It is a grand structure that blends traditional architectural grandeur with touches of modernity.
Chukha Dzong
Chukha Dzong is the newest Dzong in the country, inaugurated only in 2012 by Her Majesty Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck. It is a grand structure that blends traditional architectural grandeur with touches of modernity.