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| View of Laya |
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| Laya village |
Laya
is incredible place enveloped with Jichudrakey and Tsherimgang Mountain (main
source of Mochu River) located North West meandering towards Lingzhi, and
Masagang, Tsentagang and Gangchentag and much gigantic snow capped mountains
(main source of Phochu River located north east spiraling towards Lunana geog. It is located in an altitude of 3800
masl and has 197 household at the moment. One can really feel calm and peace
with enormous joys and happiness away from hustling and bustling city. It may
be tough and headache journey for beginner while starting way from Gasa, but
one may naturally perceive peace as and when we are greeted by virgin forests
with clean breeze whirling through every direction. People are migrants where
they live Punakha valley with horses during winter and other days with yak in
their hut with individual pasture land.
August, September and October month is the time
where their family members meet together main house at Laya transporting goods
and services by horses (main mode of transportation) especially used by tourist
from Gasa to Laya which is main source of their livelihood. Meanwhile, other
source of income generation is through cordycep (Cordyceps sinensis) collection
and through yak hard cheese (Chugo) sale.
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| Students of Laya Primary School |
Mid
September to 1st week of October is the time period where every
farmers harvest their wheat, barley and mustard as to used their tillers as
fodder. One could see every farmer threshing these crops in front of their very
house. The geog has one primary school, non formal education centre, RNR office
and one branch office of Jigme Dorji National Park (JDNP) office. The geog grow
mainly Cole crops such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip, raddish and
etc. Every household grow this in less amount for their own consumption.
Meanwhile, Laya remain one of the unique land of culture and its life style
embedding with pristine natural environments.
