Haa Wangchuk Lo Dzong was built as an administrative center. It is one of the new Dzong in the country constructed in 1915 after old Damcho Dzong burned to the ground. This Dzong is different compare to other Dzong, usually mist of the Dzongs in Bhutan were built on hillside or ridgetop as defense against foreign encroachment and invasion. Now the Dzong is used as IMTRAT headquarters, it is also houses military school, a military hospital and a school for the children of Indian army personnel. In 1968 a new dzong was again constructed and it continues to function as the district administrative headquarters.