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Parops protest mining boom [Bhutan]
Paro dzongkhag, known for its cultural and religious sites, and popular with tourists, may soon be known as a mining dzongkhag, with an increasing number of quarries coming up in the last few years and scarring the landscape...Affected local communities are unhappy about the new developments and have even lodged complaints with the dzongkhag administration...The residents had also complained about not being consulted.