Budgam: The authorities have asked the tea vendors in Doodpathri tourist resort in central Kashmir’s Budgam district to vacate the spaces they have occupied.
The order, according to the news agency KNO, issued by Doodpathri Development Authority has asked the roadside tea vendors to vacate spaces they have occupied “illegally”.
Chief Executive Officer DDA, Nargis Suraya told KNO that the department has received multiple complaints that the tea stall owners have been cutting branches of trees, thereby harming the picturesque meadows.
She also said the unauthorised vendors are located under high-tension transmission lines, posing a risk to their lives as well as to the visitors.
The CEO said a team of Forest Protection Force, DDA, PDD and police recently visited the area and warned the vendors to vacate the space within 10 days or face action.
