The access to the edge of the Bermamyt Plateau is fenced with barbed wire and a barrier. Tenants are now demanding 100 rubles to enter the area, social media users reported. As reported by “Kavkazsky Uzel,” in early June, residents of Dagestan’s Tabasaran District were outraged by the high fence surrounding the Khuchni waterfall, which was planned to require a toll. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the district administration explained this decision by citing environmental concerns and territorial protection.
The head of Dagestan supported the residents, declaring that local authorities had overdone it. Following this, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the district announced that a neat decorative fence would be installed around the Khanagsky (Khuchni) waterfall instead. and local authorities began demolishing the fence, which had cost nearly 500,000 rubles to build. A fee for visiting the waterfall was introduced by a decision of the Dagestan government and will remain in place, but local residents are exempt.
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