1

acr

Acre

2

ATM

Automated Teller Machine

3

ADB

Asian Development Bank

4

Approx

Approximate

5

BAUSA.Inc

Benninger Architectonics USA. Incorporated

6

BCCI

Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industries

7

BOB

Bank of Bhutan

8

BOC

Bhutan Olympic Committee

9

BOD

Bhutan Oil Distributors

10

BNB

Bhutan National Bank

11

CBS

Centre for Bhutan Studies

12

CCBA

Christopher Charles Benninger Architects Pvt. Ltd

13

CEPT

Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology

14

D

Defence Precinct

15

DANIDA

Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

16

DCR

Development Control Regulation

17

deg C

Degree Celsius

18

DG

Director General

19

DUDES

Department of Urban Development and Engineering Services

20

DYT

Dzongkhag Yargye Tshongchung

21

E1

Environmental Conservation Precinct

22

E2

Forest Environments Precinct

23

E3

Agricultural Environments Precinct

24

E4

Flood Prone Zone Precinct

21

E5

National Important Open Spaces Precinct

23

E6

Local Green Space System Precinct

25

E7

International Buffer Zone Precinct

26

E8

Endowment for the Future Precinct

27

EWS

Economic Weaker Section

28

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

29

FAR

Floor Area Ratio

30

FIFA

Federation of International Football Association

31

FSI

Floor Space Index

32

FYP

Five Year Plan

33

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

34

GIS

Geographical Information System

35

GMC

Gelephu Municipal Corporation

36

GNH

Gross National Happiness

37

GNP

Gross National Product

38

GSP

Gelephu Structure Plan

39

GYT

Gewog Yargye Tshongchung

40

H

Heritage Precinct

41

Ha

Hectare

42

HIG

High Income Group

43

I - 1

Institutional Precinct

44

I – 2

Royal Boulevard Precinct

45

IMTRAT

Indian Military Training Team

46

IT

Information Technology

47

Km

Kilometer

48

KW

Kilo Watt

49

LAP

Local Area Plan

50

LIG

Low Income Group

51

m

Meter

52

M3,Cubm

Cubic Meter

53

MIG

Middle Income Group

54

MIT

Massachuset Institute of Technology

56

MLD

Million Liters per day

57

mm

millimeter

58

MNC

Multi National Company

59

MoA

Ministry of Agriculture

60

MoW&HS

Ministry of Works and Human Settlement

61

MTI,  MoT& I

Ministry of Trade and Industry

62

MW

Mega Watt

63

NCCA

National Commission for Cultural Affairs

64

NEC

National Environmental Commission

65

NHDC

National Housing Development Corporation

66

NMCP

National Malaria Control Programme

67

NOC

No Objection Certificate

68

Nu.

Ngultrum

69

NUDC

National Urban Development Commission

70

PIU

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism

71

Pph

Persons per hectare

72

R

Royal Uses

73

RBA

Royal Bhutan Army

74

RBG

Royal Body Guards

75

RBP

Royal Bhutan Police

77

RCC

Reinforced Cement Concrete

79

RGoB

Royal Government of Bhutan

80

RICB

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan

81

ROW

Right of Way

82

RSPN

Royal Society for Protection of Nature

83

RSTA

Road Safety and Transport Authority

84

SAARC

South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation

85

SDNH

Sibsu-Daipham National Highway

86

SE – 1

Urban Corridor Precinct

87

SE – 2

Multi-Mode Transit Hub Precinct

88

SE – 3

Dry Port Precinct

89

SE – 4

Service Centers and Industry Precinct

90

Sec.

Secretary

91

SEZ

Special Economic Zone

92

SPBC

School Planning and Building Division

93

Sqmts / sqm

Square meter

94

Sq Ft

Square Feet

95

SWD

Storm Water Drainage

96

TDR

Transfer of Development Rights

97

TSP

Thimphu Structure Plan

98

TV

Television

99

UC – 1

Town Core Precinct

100

UC – 2

Urban Hub Precinct

101

UDPFI

Urban Development Plans Formulation and Implementation Guidelines

102

UISD

Urban Infrastructure Services Division

103

UK

United Kingdom

104

UNCHS

United Nations Centre for Human Settlements

105

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

106

UPCZ

Urban Peripheral Control Zone

107

UPDD

Urban Planning and Development Division

108

USA

United States of America

109

USPS

Urban Sector Programme Support

110

UV – 1

Urban Village Square Precinct

111

UV – 2

Urban Village Core Precinct

112

UV – 3

Urban Village Periphery Precinct

113

UV – 4

Urban Village Enclave Precinct

114

VIP

Very Important Person