Locals of Babaneuri village of the Akhmeta municipality held a protest rally to object to the sale of pasture lands. Protesters said they would have to sell the cattle and stay without income.
Akhmeta municipality Mayor Aleksi Pitskhelauri met the locals and explained that the Ministry of Economy planned to auction the land plot. Pitskhelauri said the territory did not have the status of a pasture but pledged to communicate with the Ministry to resolve the problem.
According to the preliminary information, an investor plans to construct a hotel on a nine-hectare land plot.