Almost a decade after its establishment, Royal Thimphu College(RTC) is going to have an artificial turf on the football field. The students are highly excited for the launch of the new field.

Turfs for the football field

Tshering, a first year, Anthropology student said, “I was really excited when i saw those giant rolls of  the artificial turfs near the football field last year(2018) but i felt sorry to know that the ground is still under construction and i am really hoping the ground will be completed soon as I am excited to play in the new field.”

RTC football under construction

Mr. Namgay Wangdi, a senior estate officer who is currently overseeing the construction said that Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) is going to pay for the construction of the ground and the cost may rise above Nu. 1,000,000.  He also said that, ” As BOC will be paying for the construction of the ground, the progress and the completion time depends on them.”